Defining Murder and Manslaughter

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And if one smite another with an instrument of yron that hee die, hee is a murtherer, and the murtherer shall die the death.

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Also if hee smite him by casting a stone, wherewith hee may be slaine, and he die, hee is a murtherer, and the murtherer shall die the death.

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Or if he smite him with an hand weapon of wood, wherewith he may be slaine, if he die, he is a murtherer, and the murtherer shall die the death.

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The reuenger of the blood himselfe shall slay the murtherer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.

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But if hee thrust him of hate, or hurle at him by laying of wait, that he die,

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Or smite him through enimitie with his hand, that he die, he that smote him shall die ye death: for hee is a murtherer: the reuenger of the blood shall slay the murtherer when he meeteth him.

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But if he pusshed him vnaduisedly, and not of hatred, or cast vpon him any thing, without laying of waite,

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Or any stone (whereby he might be slaine) and sawe him not, or caused it to fall vpon him, and he die, and was not his enemie, neither sought him any harme,

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Then the Congregation shall iudge betweene the slayer and the auenger of blood according to these lawes.

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And the Congregation shall deliuer the slayer out of the hande of the auenger of blood, and the Congregation shall restore him vnto the citie of his refuge, whither hee was fled: and hee shall abide there vnto the death of the hie Priest, which is anointed with the holy oyle.

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But if the slayer come without the borders of the citie of his refuge, whither he was fled,

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And the reuenger of blood finde him without the borders of the citie of his refuge, and the reueger of blood slay ye murtherer, he shalbe giltles,

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Because he should haue remained in the citie of his refuge, vntill the death of the hie Priest: and after the death of the hie Priest, the slayer shall returne vnto the land of his possession.

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So these thinges shall be a lawe of iudgement vnto you, throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

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