Genesis 9:6
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6 “Whoever (A)sheds man’s blood,
By man his blood shall be shed;
(B)For in the image of God
He made man.
Exodus 21:12
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The Law Concerning Violence
12 (A)“He who strikes a man so that he dies shall surely be put to death.
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Numbers 35:30
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30 Whoever kills a person, the murderer shall be put to death on the (A)testimony of witnesses; but one witness is not sufficient testimony against a person for the death penalty.
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Numbers 35:31
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31 Moreover you shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death, but he shall surely be put to death.
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Deuteronomy 19:11
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11 “But (A)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,
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Deuteronomy 19:12
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12 then the elders of his city shall send and bring him from there, and deliver him over to the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.
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Deuteronomy 27:24
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24 (A)‘Cursed is the one who attacks his neighbor secretly.’
“And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’
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