Old Testament

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Numbers 35:18-21 New Century Version (NCV)

18. Anyone who picks up a piece of wood and kills someone with it is a murderer. He must be put to death.

19. A relative of the dead person must put the murderer to death; when they meet, the relative must kill the murderer.

20. A person might shove someone or throw something at someone and cause death.

21. Or a person might hit someone with his hand and cause death. If it were done from hate, the person is a murderer and must be put to death. A relative of the dead person must kill the murderer when they meet.

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