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Exodus 21:13-18-19 Good News Bible (GNB)

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.

18-19. “If there is a fight and one person hits another with a stone or with their fist, but does not kill them, they are not to be punished. If the one who was hit has to stay in bed, but later is able to get up and walk outside with the help of a stick, the one who hit them is to pay for their lost time and take care of them until they get well.

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