Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Murder » Punishment of wilful
his blood will be shed by man,
for God made man in His image.
“Whoever strikes a person so that he dies must be put to death.
“If a man kills anyone, he must be put to death.
“If anyone strikes a person with an iron object and death results, he is a murderer; the murderer must be put to death.
You are not to accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of killing someone; he must be put to death.
But if someone hates his neighbor, lies in ambush for him, attacks him, and strikes him fatally, and flees to one of these cities,
will be a fugitive until death.
Let no one help him.