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Exodus 21:12-17

12Whoever strikesמַכֵּ֥הma.KehH5221and killsH4191a manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376must surely be put to deathH4191.

13If, howeverוַאֲשֶׁר֙va.'a.SherH834,he did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808lie in waitצָדָ֔הtza.DahH6658,but Godוְהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםve.ha.'E.lo.HimH430allowed it to happenאִנָּ֣ה לְיָד֑וֹ'i.Nah le.ya.DoH579 H3027,then I will appointוְשַׂמְתִּ֤יve.sam.TiH7760for youa placeמָק֔וֹםma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he may fleeיָנ֖וּס שָֽׁמָּה׃ סya.Nus Sha.mahH5127 H8033.

14But ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588a manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376schemesבְעָרְמָ֑הve.'a.re.MahH6195and acts willfullyיָזִ֥דya.ZidH2102againstעַל־'al-H5921his neighborרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453to kill himלְהָרְג֣וֹle.ha.re.GoH2026,you must take himתִּקָּחֶ֖נּוּti.ka.Che.nuH3947away fromמֵעִ֣םme.'ImH5973My altarמִזְבְּחִ֔יmiz.be.ChiH4196to be put to deathלָמֽוּת׃ סla.MutH4191.

15Whoever strikesוּמַכֵּ֥הu.ma.KehH5221his fatherאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1or motherוְאִמּ֖וֹve.'i.MoH517must surely be put to deathH4191.

16Whoever kidnapsוְגֹנֵ֨בve.go.NevH1589another manאִ֧ישׁ'ishH376must be put to deathH4191,whether he sells himוּמְכָר֛וֹu.me.kha.RoH4376or the man is foundוְנִמְצָ֥אve.nim.Tza'H4672in his possessionבְיָד֖וֹve.ya.DoH3027.

17Anyone who cursesוּמְקַלֵּ֥לu.me.ka.LelH7043his fatherאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1or motherוְאִמּ֖וֹve.'i.MoH517must surely be put to deathH4191.

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