Exodus 21:14

Exodus 21:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.
• New International Version (NIV)But if anyone schemes and kills someone deliberately, that person is to be taken from my altar and put to death.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“But if a man acts with premeditation against his neighbor, to kill him by treachery, you shall take him from My altar, that he may die.
• New Living Translation (NLT)However, if someone deliberately kills another person, then the slayer must be dragged even from my altar and be put to death.

Context of Exodus 21:14

12"Whoever strikes a man so that he dies shall be put to death. 13But 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. But if a man willfully attacks another to kill him by cunning, you shall take him from my altar, that he may die. 15"Whoever strikes his father or his mother shall be put to death. 16"Whoever steals a man and sells him, and anyone found in possession of him, shall be put to death.

Exodus 21:14 word by word

וְכִֽי־יָזִ֥ד אִ֛ישׁ עַל־רֵעֵ֖הוּ לְהָרְג֣וֹ בְעָרְמָ֑ה מֵעִ֣ם מִזְבְּחִ֔י תִּקָּחֶ֖נּוּ לָמֽוּת׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But if a manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• come presumptuouslyזִידzûd zîyd · to boilH2102
• upon his neighbourרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• to slayהָרַגhârag · to killH2026
• him with guileעׇרְמָה‛ormâh · craftinessH6195
• thou shalt takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• him from mine altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• that he may dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191

Cross-references for Exodus 21:14

• Numbers 15:30But the person who does anything with a high hand, whether he is native or a sojourner, reviles the Lord, and that person shall be cut off from among his people.
• Deuteronomy 1:43So I spoke to you, and you would not listen; but you rebelled against the command of the Lord and presumptuously went up into the hill country.
• Deuteronomy 17:12The man who acts presumptuously by not obeying the priest who stands to minister there before the Lord your God, or the judge, that man shall die. So you shall purge the evil from Israel.
• Deuteronomy 18:22when a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord, if the word does not come to pass or come true, that is a word that the Lord has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously. You need not be afraid of him.
• Deuteronomy 19:11"But if anyone hates his neighbor and lies in wait for him and attacks him and strikes him fatally so that he dies, and he flees into one of these cities,
• 1 Kings 2:29And when it was told King Solomon, "Joab has fled to the tent of the Lord, and behold, he is beside the altar," Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, "Go, strike him down."
• Psalms 19:13Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me! Then I shall be blameless, and innocent of great transgression.
• Hebrews 10:26For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,
• 2 Peter 2:10and especially those who indulge in the lust of defiling passion and despise authority. Bold and willful, they do not tremble as they blaspheme the glorious ones,
• Numbers 35:20And if he pushed him out of hatred or hurled something at him, lying in wait, so that he died,
• Deuteronomy 27:24"'Cursed be anyone who strikes down his neighbor in secret.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
• 2 Samuel 3:27And when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the midst of the gate to speak with him privately, and there he struck him in the stomach, so that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.
• 2 Samuel 20:9And Joab said to Amasa, "Is it well with you, my brother?" And Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.
• 1 Kings 1:50And Adonijah feared Solomon. So he arose and went and took hold of the horns of the altar.
• 1 Kings 2:28When the news came to Joab—for Joab had supported Adonijah although he had not supported Absalom—Joab fled to the tent of the Lord and caught hold of the horns of the altar.
• 2 Kings 11:15Then Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains who were set over the army, "Bring her out between the ranks, and put to death with the sword anyone who follows her." For the priest said, "Let her not be put to death in the house of the Lord."

Commentaries on Exodus 21:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Thou shalt take him from mine altar - Before the cities of refuge were assigned, the altar of God was the common asylum.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-21Verses 12-21 God, who by his providence gives and maintains life, by his law protects it. A wilful murderer shall be taken even from God's altar. But God provided cities of refuge to protect those whose unhappiness it was, and not their fault, to cause the death of another; for such as by accident, when a man is doing a lawful act, without intent of hurt, happens to kill another. Let children hear the sentence of God's word upon the ungrateful and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14take him away from My altar: See 1 Kings 2:28–33.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-367-11. if a man sell his daughter--Hebrew girls might be redeemed for a reasonable sum. But in the event of her parents or friends being unable to pay the redemption money, her owner was not at liberty to sell her elsewhere. Should she have been betrothed to him or his son, and either change their minds, a maintenance must be provided for her suitable to her condition as his intended wife, or her freedom instantly granted.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Exodus 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings