Exodus 21:12

Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death.

Cross References (8)

  • Genesis 9:6 (7)

    Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.

  • Leviticus 24:17 (6)

    And if a man takes the life of anyone else, he must surely be put to death.

  • Matthew 26:52 (6)

    “Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him. “For all who draw the sword will die by the sword.

  • Numbers 35:30–31 (5)

    If anyone kills a person, the murderer is to be put to death on the testimony of the witnesses. But no one is to be put

  • Numbers 35:16–24 (4)

    If, however, anyone strikes a person with an iron object and kills him, he is a murderer; the murderer must surely be pu

  • Exodus 20:13 (3)

    You shall not murder.

  • 2 Samuel 12:13 (3)

    Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” “The LORD has taken away your sin,” Nathan replied. “You wi

  • Deuteronomy 19:11–13 (3)

    If, however, a man hates his neighbor and lies in wait, attacks him and kills him, and then flees to one of these cities