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Exodus 21:13-17 Good News Bible Catholic Edition (GNBDK)

13. But if it was an accident and he did not mean to kill him, he can escape to a place which I will choose for you, and there he will be safe.

14. But when anyone gets angry and deliberately kills someone else, he is to be put to death, even if he has run to my altar for safety.

15. “Whoever hits his father or his mother is to be put to death.

16. “Whoever kidnaps someone, either to sell him or to keep him as a slave, is to be put to death.

17. “Whoever curses his father or his mother is to be put to death.

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