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.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbor, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.
But if a man schemes and acts willfully against his neighbor to kill him, you must take him away from My altar to be put to death.
`And when a man doth presume against his neighbour to slay him with subtilty, from Mine altar thou dost take him to die.
But if a man act wantonly toward his neighbour, and slay him with guile, thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentExodus — Deliverance, covenant, presence. A slave-people redeemed from Egypt, brought to Sinai, and given a tabernacle so that God might dwell among them.
- Author
- Moses — traditional attribution; internal narrator identifies Moses as recorder (17:14, 24:4, 34:27)
- Date
- 15th or 13th century BC, depending on chronology of the exodus