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Genesis 9:5-6
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Genesis 9:5-6
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5 And for your lifeblood I will surely demand an accounting.(A) I will demand an accounting from every animal.(B) And from each human being, too, I will demand an accounting for the life of another human being.(C)
Genesis 9:5-6
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Genesis 9:5-6
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5 And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man.
6 Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
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Genesis 9:5-6
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Genesis 9:5-6
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5 Surely for your lifeblood I will demand a reckoning; (A)from the hand of every beast I will require it, and (B)from the hand of man. From the hand of every (C)man’s brother I will require the life of man.
6 “Whoever (D)sheds man’s blood,
By man his blood shall be shed;
(E)For in the image of God
He made man.
Genesis 9:5-6
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Genesis 9:5-6
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5 And for your lifeblood I will require a reckoning: (A)from every beast I will require it and (B)from man. From his fellow man I will require a reckoning for the life of man.
6 (C)“Whoever sheds the blood of man,
by man shall his blood be shed,
(D)for God made man in his own image.
Exodus 20:13
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Exodus 20:13
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13 (A)“You shall not murder.[a]
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- Exodus 20:13 The Hebrew word also covers causing human death through carelessness or negligence
Exodus 21:12
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Exodus 21:12
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Personal Injuries
12 “Anyone who strikes a person with a fatal blow is to be put to death.(A)
Exodus 21:12
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Exodus 21:12
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12 He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.
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Exodus 21:12
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Exodus 21:12
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The Law Concerning Violence
12 (A)“He who strikes a man so that he dies shall surely be put to death.
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Exodus 21:12
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Exodus 21:12
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12 (A)“Whoever strikes a man so that he dies shall be put to death.
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Exodus 23:7
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Exodus 23:7
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7 Have nothing to do with a false charge(A) and do not put an innocent(B) or honest person to death,(C) for I will not acquit the guilty.(D)
Exodus 23:7
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Exodus 23:7
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7 Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
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Exodus 23:7
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Exodus 23:7
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7 (A)Keep yourself far from a false matter; (B)do not kill the innocent and righteous. For (C)I will not justify the wicked.
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Exodus 23:7
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Exodus 23:7
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7 (A)Keep far from a false charge, and (B)do not kill the innocent and righteous, for (C)I will not acquit the wicked.
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Leviticus 19:18
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Leviticus 19:18
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18 Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.
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Leviticus 19:18
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Leviticus 19:18
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18 (A)You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, (B)but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.
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Leviticus 19:18
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Leviticus 19:18
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18 (A)You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but (B)you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.
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Leviticus 24:17
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Leviticus 24:17
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17 “‘Anyone who takes the life of a human being is to be put to death.(A)
Leviticus 24:17
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Leviticus 24:17
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17 And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death.
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Leviticus 24:17
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Leviticus 24:17
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17 (A)‘Whoever kills any man shall surely be put to death.
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Leviticus 24:17
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Leviticus 24:17
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Deuteronomy 27:24
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Deuteronomy 27:24
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Deuteronomy 27:24
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Deuteronomy 27:24
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24 Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen.
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Deuteronomy 27:24
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Deuteronomy 27:24
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24 (A)‘Cursed is the one who attacks his neighbor secretly.’
“And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’
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Deuteronomy 27:24
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Deuteronomy 27:24
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24 (A)“‘Cursed be anyone who strikes down his neighbor in secret.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
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