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Exodus 21:12–13

Regulations Regarding Murder, Manslaughter, and Various Injuries

12 “ ‘Whoever strikes someonee and he dies will surely be put to death. 13 But if he did not lie in wait and it was an accident,f I will appoint for you a place to which he may flee.

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Exodus 21:12–13 — The New International Version (NIV)

12 “Anyone who strikes a person with a fatal blow is to be put to death. 13 However, if it is not done intentionally, but God lets it happen, they are to flee to a place I will designate.

Exodus 21:12–13 — English Standard Version (ESV)

12 “Whoever strikes a man so that he dies shall be put to death. 13 But if he did not lie in wait for him, but God let him fall into his hand, then I will appoint for you a place to which he may flee.

Exodus 21:12–13 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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

Exodus 21:12–13 — New Living Translation (NLT)

12 “Anyone who assaults and kills another person must be put to death. 13 But if it was simply an accident permitted by God, I will appoint a place of refuge where the slayer can run for safety.

Exodus 21:12–13 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

12 “He who strikes a man so that he dies shall surely be put to death. 13 However, if he did not lie in wait, but God delivered him into his hand, then I will appoint for you a place where he may flee.

Exodus 21:12–13 — New Century Version (NCV)

12 “Anyone who hits a person and kills him must be put to death. 13 But if a person kills someone accidentally, God allowed that to happen, so the person must go to a place I will choose.

Exodus 21:12–13 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Exodus 21:12–13 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

12 He that striketh a man, so that he die, shall certainly be put to death. 13 But if he have not lain in wait, and God have delivered him into his hand, I will appoint thee a place to which he shall flee.

Exodus 21:12–13 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

12 “Whoever strikes someone and kills him must be put to death. 13 If it wasn’t done intentionally, but God let it happen, the killer should flee to a place I will set aside for you.

Exodus 21:12–13 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

12 “Whoever strikes a person so that he dies must be put to death. 13 But if he didn’t intend any harm, and yet God caused it to happen by his hand, I will appoint a place for you where he may flee.

Exodus 21:12–13 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

12 Whoever strikes a person mortally shall be put to death. 13 If it was not premeditated, but came about by an act of God, then I will appoint for you a place to which the killer may flee.

Exodus 21:12–13 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

12 “You can be sure that if anyone hits and kills someone else, he will be put to death. 13 Suppose he did not do it on purpose. Suppose I let it happen. Then he can escape to a place I will choose.

Exodus 21:12–13 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

12 “He who strikes a man so that he dies shall surely be put to death.

13 “But if he did not lie in wait for him, but God let him fall into his hand, then I will appoint you a place to which he may flee.


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