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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But if a man willfully attacks another to kill him by cunning, 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“He who strikes a man so that he dies shall surely be put to death. 13However, 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. “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. 15“And he who strikes his father or his mother shall surely be put to death. 16“He who kidnaps a man and sells him, or if he is found in his hand, shall surely 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 15:30‘But the person who does anything presumptuously, whether he is native-born or a stranger, that one brings reproach on the Lord, and he shall be cut off from among his people.
• Deuteronomy 1:43So I spoke to you; yet you would not listen, but rebelled against the command of the Lord, and presumptuously went up into the mountain.
• Deuteronomy 17:12Now the man who acts presumptuously and will not heed the priest who stands to minister there before the Lord your God, or the judge, that man shall die. So you shall put away the evil from Israel.
• Deuteronomy 18:22when a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord, if the thing does not happen or come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously; you shall not be afraid of him.
• Deuteronomy 19:11“But if anyone hates his neighbor, lies in wait for him, rises against him and strikes him mortally, so that he dies, and he flees to one of these cities,
• 1 Kings 2:29And King Solomon was told, “Joab has fled to the tabernacle of the Lord; there he is, by the altar.” Then 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 I shall be innocent of great transgression.
• Hebrews 10:26For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,
• 2 Peter 2:10and especially those who walk according to the flesh in the lust of uncleanness and despise authority. They are presumptuous, self-willed. They are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries,
• Numbers 35:20If he pushes him out of hatred or, while lying in wait, hurls something at him so that he dies,
• Deuteronomy 27:24‘Cursed is the one who attacks his neighbor secretly.’ “And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’
• 2 Samuel 3:27Now when Abner had returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him privately, and there stabbed him in the stomach, so that he died for the blood of Asahel his brother.
• 2 Samuel 20:9Then Joab said to Amasa, “Are you in health, my brother?” And Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.
• 1 Kings 1:50Now Adonijah was afraid of Solomon; so he arose, and went and took hold of the horns of the altar.
• 1 Kings 2:28Then news came to Joab, for Joab had defected to Adonijah, though he had not defected to Absalom. So Joab fled to the tabernacle of the Lord, and took hold of the horns of the altar.
• 2 Kings 11:15And Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the officers of the army, and said to them, “Take her outside under guard, and slay with the sword whoever follows her.” For the priest had said, “Do not let her be killed 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