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- "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} + "And they shall be¹ unto you citiesª for refugeª from the avenger;ª°¹ that the manslayerª° dieª° not,¹ until¹ he standª° beforeª the congregationª in judgment.ª" {Num 35:12} + "And if¹ he smiteª° him with an instrumentª of iron,ª so that he die,ª° he¹ [is] a murderer:ª° the murdererª° shall surely²° be put to death.ª° ... Or¹ in enmityª smiteª° him with his hand,ª that he die:ª° he that smoteª° [him] shall surely²° be put to death;ª° [for] he¹ [is] a murderer:ª° the revengerª° of bloodª shall slayª°¹ the murderer,ª° when he meetethª° him." {Num 35:16-21} + "Whoso¹ killethª° any person,ª¹ the murdererª° shall be put to deathª° by the mouthª of witnesses:ª but oneª witnessª shall not¹ testifyª° against any personª [to cause him] to die.ª° ... Defileª° not¹ therefore¹ the landª which¹ ye¹ shall inhabit,ª° whereinª¹ I¹ dwell:ª° for¹ I¹ the LORDª dwellª° amongª the childrenª of Israel.ª" {Num 35:30-34} + "And they shall answerª° and say,ª° Our handsª have not¹ shedª°¹ this¹ blood,ª neither¹ have our eyesª seenª° [it]. ... So shalt thou¹ put awayª° the [guilt of] innocentª bloodª from amongª¹ you, when¹ thou shalt doª° [that which is] rightª in the sightª of the LORD.ª" {Deu 21:7-9} + "Moreover¹ thou¹ knowestª° also¹ what¹ Joabª the sonª of Zeruiahª didª° to me, [and] what¹ he didª° to the twoª captainsª of the hostsª of Israel,ª unto Abnerª the sonª of Ner,ª and unto Amasaª the sonª of Jether,ª whom he slew,ª° and shedª° the bloodª of warª in peace,ª and putª° the bloodª of warª upon his girdleª that¹ [was] about his loins,ª and in his shoesª that¹ [were] on his feet.ª ... Doª° therefore according to thy wisdom,ª and let not¹ his hoar headª go downª° to the graveª in peace.ª" {1Kg 2:5-6} + "And the kingª saidª° unto him, Doª° as¹ he hath said,ª° and fallª° upon him, and buryª° him; that thou mayest take awayª° the innocentª blood,ª which¹ Joabª shed,ª° from¹¹ me, and from¹¹ the houseª of my father.ª ... And the LORDª shall returnª°¹ his bloodª upon¹ his own head,ª who¹ fellª° upon twoª men²¹ more righteousª and betterª than¹ he, and slewª° them with the sword,ª my fatherª Davidª not¹ knowingª° [thereof, to wit],¹ Abnerª the sonª of Ner,ª captainª of the hostª of Israel,ª and Amasaª the sonª of Jether,ª captainª of the hostª of Judah.ª" {1Kg 2:31-32}
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