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Exodus 21:14

English Standard Version

14 But if a man willfully attacks another to kill him by cunning, you shall take him from my altar, that he may die.

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American Standard Version

And if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbor, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.

Christian Standard Bible

If a person schemes and willfully acts against his neighbor to murder him, you must take him from my altar to be put to death.

King James Version

But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.

New American Standard Bible

If, however, someone is enraged against his neighbor, so as to kill him in a cunning way, you are to take him even from My altar, to be put to death.

New International Version

But if anyone schemes and kills someone deliberately, that person is to be taken from my altar and put to death.

New King James Version

“But if a man acts with premeditation against his neighbor, to kill him by treachery, you shall take him from My altar, that he may die.

New Living Translation

However, if someone deliberately kills another person, then the slayer must be dragged even from my altar and be put to death.

World English Bible

If a man schemes and comes presumptuously on his neighbor to kill him, you shall take him from my altar, that he may die.