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

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

¹⁷ `And when a man smiteth any soul of man, he is certainly put to death.

⁵² Then saith Jesus to him, `Turn back thy sword to its place; for all who did take the sword, by the sword shall perish;

³⁰ whoso smiteth a person, by the mouth of witnesses doth `one' slay the murderer; and one witness doth not testify against a person -- to die.

³¹ `And ye take no atonement for the life of a murderer who `is' condemned -- to die, for he is certainly put to death;

¹³ `Thou dost not murder.

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.

²² `And if, in an instant, without enmity, he hath thrust him through, or hath cast at him any instrument, without lying in wait;

²³ or with any stone wherewith he dieth, without seeing, and causeth `it' to fall upon him, and he dieth, and he `is' not his enemy, nor seeking his evil;

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

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,

¹² then the elders of his city have sent and taken him from thence, and given him into the hand of the redeemer of blood, and he hath died;

¹³ thine eye hath no pity on him, and thou hast put away the innocent blood from Israel, and it is well with thee.

¹³ And David saith unto Nathan, `I have sinned against Jehovah.' And Nathan saith unto David, `Also -- Jehovah hath caused thy sin to pass away; thou dost not die;