Exodus 21:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death.”
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BSBPD
“Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“He that smiteth a man, so that he dieth, shall surely be put to death.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“`He who smiteth a man so that he hath died, is certainly put to death;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Exodus 21:12 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 9:5And surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting from anyone who takes the life of his fellow man:
- Genesis 9:6Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.
- Exodus 20:13You shall not murder.
- Leviticus 24:17And if a man takes the life of anyone else, he must surely be put to death.
- Numbers 35:16If, however, anyone strikes a person with an iron object and kills him, he is a murderer; the murderer must surely be put to death.
- Numbers 35:30If anyone kills a person, the murderer is to be put to death on the testimony of the witnesses. But no one is to be put to death based on the testimony of a lone witness.
- Deuteronomy 19:11If, however, a man hates his neighbor and lies in wait, attacks him and kills him, and then flees to one of these cities,
- 2 Samuel 12:13Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” “The LORD has taken away your sin,” Nathan replied. “You will not die.
- Matthew 26:52“Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him. “For all who draw the sword will die by the sword.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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