Laws of Capital Offenses

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"Whoever attacks a person and causes his death must be put to death.

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If it was not premeditated but an act of God, then I will designate for you a place to which he can flee.

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But if someone willfully kills another after deliberate planning, you are to take him even from my altar and put him to death.

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"Whoever attacks his father or mother must be put to death.

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"Whoever kidnaps someone must be put to death, regardless of whether he has already sold him or the person is found still in his possession.

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"Whoever curses his father or mother must be put to death.

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"If two people fight, and one hits the other with a stone or with his fist, and the injured party doesn't die but is confined to his bed;

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then, if he recovers enough to be able to walk around outside, even if with a cane, the attacker will be free of liability, except to compensate him for his loss of time and take responsibility for his care until his recovery is complete.

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"If a person beats his male or female slave with a stick so severely that he dies, he is to be punished;

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except that if the slave lives for a day or two, he is not to be punished, since the slave is his property.

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