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Exodus 21:14

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But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.

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  1. Exodus 21:12

    He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.

  2. Exodus 21:13

    And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee.

  3. Exodus 21:15

    And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.

  4. Exodus 21:16

    And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.

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