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Exodus 21:16-18
Contemporary English Version
Exodus 21:16-18
Contemporary English Version
16 (A) Death is the punishment for kidnapping. If you sell the person you kidnapped, or if you are caught with that person, the penalty is death.
17 (B) Death is the punishment for cursing your father or mother.
18 Suppose two of you are arguing, and you hit the other with either a rock or your fist, without causing a fatal injury. If the victim has to stay in bed,
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Exodus 21:16-18
New International Version
Exodus 21:16-18
New International Version
16 “Anyone who kidnaps someone is to be put to death,(A) whether the victim has been sold(B) or is still in the kidnapper’s possession.
17 “Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.(C)
18 “If people quarrel and one person hits another with a stone or with their fist[a] and the victim does not die but is confined to bed,
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