¹¹ `And when a man is hating his neighbour, and hath lain in wait for him, and risen against him, and smitten him -- the life, and he hath died, and he hath fled unto one of these cities,

¹⁶ `And if with an instrument of iron he hath smitten him, and he dieth, he `is' a murderer: the murderer is certainly put to death.

¹⁷ `And if with a stone `in' the hand, wherewith he dieth, he hath smitten him, and he dieth, he `is' a murderer: the murderer is certainly put to death.

¹⁸ `Or with a wooden instrument `in' the hand, wherewith he dieth, he hath smitten him, and he dieth, he `is' a murderer: the murderer is certainly put to death.

¹⁹ `The redeemer of blood himself doth put the murderer to death; in his coming against him he doth put him to death.

²⁰ `And if in hatred he thrust him through, or hath cast `anything' at him by lying in wait, and he dieth;

²¹ or in enmity he hath smitten him with his hand, and he dieth; the smiter is certainly put to death; he `is' a murderer; the redeemer of blood doth put the murderer to death in his coming against him.

²⁴ `Cursed `is' he who is smiting his neighbour in secret, -- and all the people have said, Amen.

⁶ whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man is his blood shed: for in the image of God hath He made man.

¹² `He who smiteth a man so that he hath died, is certainly put to death;

¹³ as to him who hath not laid wait, and God hath brought to his hand, I have even set for thee a place whither he doth flee.

¹⁴ `And when a man doth presume against his neighbour to slay him with subtilty, from Mine altar thou dost take him to die.

²⁴ then have the company judged between the smiter and the redeemer of blood, by these judgments.

¹⁷ A man oppressed with the blood of a soul, Unto the pit fleeth, none taketh hold on him.