- Moreover:
- "And surelyª¹ your bloodª of your livesª will I require;ª° at the handª¹ of every¹ beastª will I require¹ it,²° and at the handª¹ of man;ª at the handª¹ of every man'sª brotherª will I requireª°¹ the lifeª of man.ª ... Whoso sheddethª° man'sª blood,ª by manª shall his bloodª be shed:ª° for¹ in the imageª of Godª madeª° he¹ man.ª" {Gen 9:5-6} + "But if¹ a manª come presumptuouslyª° upon¹ his neighbour,ª to slayª° him with guile;ª thou shalt takeª° him from¹¹ mine altar,ª that he may die.ª°" {Exd 21:14} + "But if¹ any manª hateª°¹ his neighbour,ª and lie in waitª° for him, and rise upª° against¹ him, and smiteª° him mortallyª that he die,ª° and fleethª° into¹ oneª of theseª cities:ª ... Thine eyeª shall not¹ pityª°¹ him, but thou shalt put awayª° [the guilt of] innocentª bloodª from Israel,ª¹ that it may go wellª° with thee." {Deu 19:11-13} + "And Davidª saidª° unto¹ Nathan,ª I have sinnedª° against the LORD.ª And Nathanª saidª° unto¹ David,ª The LORDª also¹ hath put awayª° thy sin;ª thou shalt not¹ die.ª°" {2Sm 12:13} + "Then tidingsª cameª° to¹ Joab:ª for¹ Joabª had turnedª° afterª Adonijah,ª though he turnedª° not¹ afterª Absalom.ª And Joabª fledª° unto¹ the tabernacleª of the LORD,ª and caught holdª° on the hornsª of the altar.ª ... So Benaiahª the sonª of Jehoiadaª went up,ª° and fellª° upon him, and slewª° him: and he was buriedª° in his own houseª in the wilderness.ª" {1Kg 2:28-34} + "Deliverª° me from bloodguiltiness,ª¹ O God,ª thou Godª of my salvation:ª [and] my tongueª shall sing aloudª° of thy righteousness.ª" {Psa 51:14}
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