Exodus 21:12
Personal Injuries“Whoever strikes someone so that he dies must surely be put to death.
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- Gen 9:6 : 6 “Whoever sheds human blood, by other humans must his blood be shed; for in God’s image God has made humankind.”
- Lev 24:17 : 17 “‘If a man beats any person to death, he must be put to death.
- Matt 26:52 : 52 Then Jesus said to him,“Put your sword back in its place! For all who take hold of the sword will die by the sword.
- Num 35:30-31 : 30 “Whoever kills any person, the murderer must be put to death by the testimony of witnesses, but one witness cannot testify against any person to cause him to be put to death. 31 Moreover, you must not accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death; he must surely be put to death.
- Deut 19:11-13 : 11 However, suppose a person hates someone else and stalks him, attacks him, kills him, and then flees to one of these cities. 12 The elders of his own city must send for him and remove him from there to deliver him over to the blood avenger to die. 13 You must not pity him, but purge out the blood of the innocent from Israel, so that it may go well with you.
- 2 Sam 12:13 : 13 Then David exclaimed to Nathan,“I have sinned against the LORD!” Nathan replied to David,“Yes, and the LORD has forgiven your sin. You are not going to die.
- Num 35:16-24 : 16 “But if he hits someone with an iron tool so that he dies, he is a murderer. The murderer must surely be put to death. 17 If he strikes him by throwing a stone large enough that he could die, and he dies, he is a murderer. The murderer must surely be put to death. 18 Or if he strikes him with a wooden hand weapon so that he could die, and he dies, he is a murderer. The murderer must surely be put to death. 19 The avenger of blood himself must kill the murderer; when he meets him, he must kill him. 20 “But if he strikes him out of hatred or throws something at him intentionally so that he dies, 21 or with enmity he strikes him with his hand and he dies, the one who struck him must surely be put to death, for he is a murderer. The avenger of blood must kill the murderer when he meets him. 22 “But if he strikes him suddenly, without enmity, or throws anything at him unintentionally, 23 or with any stone large enough that a man could die, without seeing him, and throws it at him, and he dies, even though he was not his enemy nor sought his harm, 24 then the community must judge between the slayer and the avenger of blood according to these decisions.
- Exod 20:13 : 13 “You shall not murder.
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- Lev 24:16-183 verses89%
16and one who misuses the name of the LORD must surely be put to death. The whole congregation must surely stone him, whether he is a resident foreigner or a native citizen; when he misuses the Name he must be put to death.
17“‘If a man beats any person to death, he must be put to death.
18One who beats an animal to death must make restitution for it, life for life.
- Exod 21:13-208 verses87%
13But if he does not do it with premeditation, but it happens by accident, then I will appoint for you a place where he may flee.
14But if a man willfully attacks his neighbor to kill him cunningly, you will take him even from my altar that he may die.
15“Whoever strikes his father or his mother must surely be put to death.
16“Whoever kidnaps someone and sells him, or is caught still holding him, must surely be put to death.
17“Whoever treats his father or his mother disgracefully must surely be put to death.
18“If men fight, and one strikes his neighbor with a stone or with his fist and he does not die, but must remain in bed,
19and then if he gets up and walks about outside on his staff, then the one who struck him is innocent, except he must pay for the injured person’s loss of time and see to it that he is fully healed.
20“If a man strikes his male servant or his female servant with a staff so that he or she dies as a result of the blow, he will surely be punished.
- Num 35:16-238 verses85%
16“But if he hits someone with an iron tool so that he dies, he is a murderer. The murderer must surely be put to death.
17If he strikes him by throwing a stone large enough that he could die, and he dies, he is a murderer. The murderer must surely be put to death.
18Or if he strikes him with a wooden hand weapon so that he could die, and he dies, he is a murderer. The murderer must surely be put to death.
19The avenger of blood himself must kill the murderer; when he meets him, he must kill him.
20“But if he strikes him out of hatred or throws something at him intentionally so that he dies,
21or with enmity he strikes him with his hand and he dies, the one who struck him must surely be put to death, for he is a murderer. The avenger of blood must kill the murderer when he meets him.
22“But if he strikes him suddenly, without enmity, or throws anything at him unintentionally,
23or with any stone large enough that a man could die, without seeing him, and throws it at him, and he dies, even though he was not his enemy nor sought his harm,
- Lev 24:20-212 verses83%
20fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth– just as he inflicts an injury on another person that same injury must be inflicted on him.
21One who beats an animal to death must make restitution for it, but one who beats a person to death must be put to death.
- Deut 19:11-122 verses80%
11However, suppose a person hates someone else and stalks him, attacks him, kills him, and then flees to one of these cities.
12The elders of his own city must send for him and remove him from there to deliver him over to the blood avenger to die.
- Lev 20:9-113 verses79%
9Family Life and Sexual Prohibitions“‘If anyone curses his father and mother he must be put to death. He has cursed his father and mother; his blood guilt is on himself.
10If a man commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife, both the adulterer and the adulteress must be put to death.
11If a man goes to bed with his father’s wife, he has exposed his father’s nakedness. Both of them must be put to death; their blood guilt is on themselves.
- Num 35:30-312 verses78%
30“Whoever kills any person, the murderer must be put to death by the testimony of witnesses, but one witness cannot testify against any person to cause him to be put to death.
31Moreover, you must not accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death; he must surely be put to death.
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23But if there is serious injury, then you will give a life for a life,
- Deut 21:21-222 verses77%
21Then all the men of his city must stone him to death. In this way you will purge out wickedness from among you, and all Israel will hear about it and be afraid.
22Disposition of a Criminal’s Remains If a person commits a sin punishable by death and is executed, and you hang the corpse on a tree,
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9Instead, you must kill him without fail! Your own hand must be the first to strike him, and then the hands of the whole community.
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2“If a thief is caught breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there will be no blood guilt for him.
- Exod 21:28-303 verses76%
28Laws about Animals“If an ox gores a man or a woman so that either dies, then the ox must surely be stoned and its flesh must not be eaten, but the owner of the ox will be acquitted.
29But if the ox had the habit of goring, and its owner was warned, and he did not take the necessary precautions, and then it killed a man or a woman, the ox must be stoned and the man must be put to death.
30If a ransom is set for him, then he must pay the redemption for his life according to whatever amount was set for him.
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25But if the man came across the engaged woman in the field and overpowered her and raped her, then only the rapist must die.
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13If a man goes to bed with a male as one goes to bed with a woman, the two of them have committed an abomination. They must be put to death; their blood guilt is on themselves.
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21Anger and Murder“You have heard that it was said to an older generation,‘Do not murder,’ and‘whoever murders will be subjected to judgment.’
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21You must not show pity; the principle will be a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, and a foot for a foot.
- Deut 17:5-73 verses74%
5you must bring to your city gates that man or woman who has done this wicked thing– that very man or woman– and you must stone that person to death.
6At the testimony of two or three witnesses they must be executed. They cannot be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.
7The witnesses must be first to begin the execution, and then all the people are to join in afterward. In this way you will purge evil from among you.
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35Then the LORD said to Moses,“The man must surely be put to death; the whole community must stone him with stones outside the camp.”
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13“You shall not murder.
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1Laws Concerning Unsolved Murder If a homicide victim should be found lying in a field in the land the LORD your God is giving you, and no one knows who killed him,
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6“Whoever sheds human blood, by other humans must his blood be shed; for in God’s image God has made humankind.”
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15Then David called one of the soldiers and said,“Come here and strike him down!” So he struck him down, and he died.
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5Suppose he goes with someone else to the forest to cut wood and when he raises the ax to cut the tree, the ax head flies loose from the handle and strikes his fellow worker so hard that he dies. The person responsible may then flee to one of these cities to save himself.
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22If a man is discovered in bed with a married woman both the man lying in bed with the woman and the woman herself must die; in this way you will purge evil from Israel.