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Exodus 21:14 KJV
Exodus · chapter 21 · verse 14
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.Exodus 21:14 · King James Version
Exodus 21:14 in context
12He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.
13And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee.
14But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.
15And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.
16And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- presumptuouslyzûwdto seetheH2102 →
- neighbourrêaʻan associateH7453 →
- guileʻormâhtrickeryH6195 →
- altarmizbêachan altarH4196 →
- slayhâragto smite with deadly intentH2026 →
- takelâqachto takeH3947 →
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Here is, I. A law concerning murder. He had lately said, Thou shalt not kill; here he provides, 1. For the punishing of wilful murder (Exo 21:12): He that smiteth a man, whether upon a sudden passion or in malice prepense, so that he die, the government must take care that the murderer be put to death, according to…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 12-21