- And he:
- "And surelyª¹ your bloodª of your livesª will I require;ª° at the handª¹ of every¹ beastª will I require¹ it,²° and at the handª¹ of man;ª at the handª¹ of every man'sª brotherª will I requireª°¹ the lifeª of man.ª ... Whoso sheddethª° man'sª blood,ª by manª shall his bloodª be shed:ª° for¹ in the imageª of Godª madeª° he¹ man.ª" {Gen 9:5-6} + "He that smitethª° a man,ª so that he die,ª° shall be surely²° put to death.ª° ... But if¹ a manª come presumptuouslyª° upon¹ his neighbour,ª to slayª° him with guile;ª thou shalt takeª° him from¹¹ mine altar,ª that he may die.ª°" {Exd 21:12-14} + "Moreover ye shall takeª° no¹ satisfactionª for the lifeª of a murderer,ª° which¹ [is] guiltyª of death:ª° but¹ he shall be surely²° put to death.ª°" {Num 35:31} + "But if¹ any manª hateª°¹ his neighbour,ª and lie in waitª° for him, and rise upª° against¹ him, and smiteª° him mortallyª that he die,ª° and fleethª° into¹ oneª of theseª cities:ª ... Then the eldersª of his cityª shall sendª° and fetchª° him thence,¹¹ and deliverª° him into the handª of the avengerª° of blood,ª that he may die.ª°" {Deu 19:11-12}
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