What does Exodus 21:14 mean?
ESV: But if a man willfully attacks another to kill him by cunning, you shall take him from my altar, that he may die.
NIV: But if anyone schemes and kills someone deliberately, that person is to be taken from my altar and put to death.
NASB: If, however, someone is enraged against his neighbor, so as to kill him in a cunning way, you are to take him even from My altar, to be put to death.
CSB: If a person schemes and willfully acts against his neighbor to murder him, you must take him from my altar to be put to death.
NLT: However, if someone deliberately kills another person, then the slayer must be dragged even from my altar and be put to death.
KJV: 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.
NKJV: “But if a man acts with premeditation against his neighbor, to kill him by treachery, you shall take him from My altar, that he may die.
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The book of Exodus establishes God's covenant relationship with the full-fledged nation of Israel. The descendants of Abraham prosper after settling in Egypt, only to be enslaved by a fearful, hateful Egyptian Pharaoh. God appoints Moses to lead the people out of this bondage. Moses serves as God's spokesman, as the Lord brings plagues and judgments on Egypt, leading to the release of Israel.
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