Leviticus 24:17
And anyone who takes another's life is certainly to be put to death.
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- Gen 9:5-6 : 5 And for your blood, which is your life, will I take payment; from every beast I will take it, and from every man will I take payment for the blood of his brother-man. 6 Whoever takes a man's life, by man will his life be taken; because God made man in his image.
- Deut 19:11-12 : 11 But if any man has hate for his neighbour, and waiting for him secretly makes an attack on him and gives him a blow causing his death, and then goes in flight to one of these towns; 12 The responsible men of his town are to send and take him, and give him up to the one who has the right of punishment to be put to death.
- Deut 27:24 : 24 Cursed is he who takes his neighbour's life secretly. And let all the people say, So be it.
- Exod 21:12-14 : 12 He who gives a man a death-blow is himself to be put to death. 13 But if he had no evil purpose against him, and God gave him into his hand, I will give you a place to which he may go in flight. 14 But if a man makes an attack on his neighbour on purpose, to put him to death by deceit, you are to take him from my altar and put him to death.
- Num 35:30-31 : 30 Anyone causing the death of another is himself to be put to death on the word of witnesses: but the word of one witness is not enough. 31 Further, no price may be given for the life of one who has taken life and whose right reward is death: he is certainly to be put to death.
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12 He who gives a man a death-blow is himself to be put to death.
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21 He who puts a beast to death will have to make payment for it; he who puts a man to death will himself be put to death.
- Num 35:16-216 verses84%
16 But if a man gives another man a blow with an iron instrument, causing his death, he is a taker of life and is certainly to be put to death.
17 Or if he gives him a blow with a stone in his hand, causing his death, he is a taker of life and is certainly to be put to death.
18 Or if he gave him blows with a wood instrument in his hands, causing his death, he is a taker of life and is certainly to be put to death.
19 He whose right it is to give punishment for blood, may himself put to death the taker of life when he comes face to face with him.
20 If in his hate he put a sword through him, or waiting secretly for him sent a spear or stone at him, causing his death;
21 Or in hate gave him blows with his hand, causing death; he who gave the death-blow is to be put to death; he is a taker of life: he whose right it is to give punishment for blood may put to death the taker of life when he comes face to face with him.
- Lev 24:15-162 verses84%
15 And say to the children of Israel, As for any man cursing God, his sin will be on his head.
16 And he who says evil against the name of the Lord will certainly be put to death; he will be stoned by all the people; the man who is not of your nation and one who is an Israelite by birth, whoever says evil against the holy Name is to be put to death.
- Exod 21:14-185 verses83%
14 But if a man makes an attack on his neighbour on purpose, to put him to death by deceit, you are to take him from my altar and put him to death.
15 Any man who gives a blow to his father or his mother is certainly to be put to death.
16 Any man who gets another into his power in order to get a price for him is to be put to death, if you take him in the act.
17 Any man cursing his father or his mother is to be put to death.
18 If, in a fight, one man gives another a blow with a stone, or with the shut hand, not causing his death, but making him keep in bed;
- Num 35:30-312 verses82%
30 Anyone causing the death of another is himself to be put to death on the word of witnesses: but the word of one witness is not enough.
31 Further, no price may be given for the life of one who has taken life and whose right reward is death: he is certainly to be put to death.
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18 And anyone wounding a beast and causing its death, will have to make payment for it: a life for a life.
- Lev 20:9-113 verses80%
9 Every man cursing his father or his mother is certainly to be put to death; because of his curse on his father or his mother, his blood will be on him.
10 And if a man has sex relations with another man's wife, even the wife of his neighbour, he and she are certainly to be put to death.
11 And the man who has sex relations with his father's wife has put shame on his father: the two of them are to be put to death; their blood will be on them.
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9 But put him to death without question; let your hand be the first stretched out against him to put him to death, and then the hands of all the people.
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17 Do not put anyone to death without cause.
- Exod 31:14-152 verses78%
14 So you are to keep the Sabbath as a holy day; and anyone not honouring it will certainly be put to death: whoever does any work on that day will be cut off from his people.
15 Six days may work be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the Lord; whoever does any work on the Sabbath day is to be put to death.
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35 Then the Lord said to Moses, Certainly the man is to be put to death: let him be stoned by all the people outside the tent-circle.
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13 And if a man has sex relations with a man, the two of them have done a disgusting thing: let them be put to death; their blood will be on them.
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6 Whoever takes a man's life, by man will his life be taken; because God made man in his image.
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21 You have knowledge that it was said in old times, You may not put to death; and, Whoever puts to death will be in danger of being judged:
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13 Do not put anyone to death without cause.
- Deut 17:5-73 verses76%
5 Then you are to take the man or woman who has done the evil to the public place of your town, and they are to be stoned with stones till they are dead.
6 On the word of two or three witnesses, a man may be given the punishment of death; but he is not to be put to death on the word of one witness.
7 The hands of the witnesses will be the first to put him to death, and after them the hands of all the people. So you are to put away the evil from among you.
- Deut 19:11-122 verses75%
11 But if any man has hate for his neighbour, and waiting for him secretly makes an attack on him and gives him a blow causing his death, and then goes in flight to one of these towns;
12 The responsible men of his town are to send and take him, and give him up to the one who has the right of punishment to be put to death.
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2 Six days let work be done, but the seventh day is to be a holy day to you, a Sabbath of rest to the Lord; whoever does any work on that day is to be put to death.
- Deut 21:21-222 verses75%
21 Then he is to be stoned to death by all the men of the town: so you are to put away the evil from among you; and all Israel, hearing of it, will be full of fear.
22 If a man does a crime for which the punishment is death, and he is put to death by hanging him on a tree;
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27 Any man or woman who makes use of spirits, or who is a wonder-worker, is to be put to death: they are to be stoned with stones: their blood will be on them.
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15 And if a man has sex relations with a beast, let him be put to death, and let the beast be put to destruction.
- Num 35:23-242 verses74%
23 Or has given him a blow with a stone, without seeing him, so causing his death, though he had nothing against him and no desire to do him evil:
24 Then let the meeting of the people be judge between the man responsible for the death and him who has the right of punishment for blood, acting by these rules:
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7 If a man takes by force one of his countrymen, the children of Israel, using him as his property or getting a price for him, that thief is to be put to death: so you are to put away evil from among you.
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23 But if damage comes to her, let life be given in payment for life,
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17 One who has been the cause of a man's death will go in flight to the underworld: let no man give him help.
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19 Any man who has sex connection with a beast is to be put to death.
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13 And that anyone, small or great, man or woman, who was not true to the Lord, the God of Israel, would be put to death.
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20 If a man gives his man-servant or his woman-servant blows with a rod, causing death, he is certainly to undergo punishment.
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16 Fathers are not to be put to death for their children or children for their fathers: every man is to be put to death for the sin which he himself has done.
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12 And any man who, in his pride, will not give ear to the priest whose place is there before the Lord your God, or to the judge, is to be put to death: you are to put away the evil from Israel.