Exodus 21:14
Modern Translations
New International Version
But if anyone schemes and kills someone deliberately, that person is to be taken from my altar and put to death.

New Living Translation
However, if someone deliberately kills another person, then the slayer must be dragged even from my altar and be put to death.

English Standard Version
But if a man willfully attacks another to kill him by cunning, you shall take him from my altar, that he may die.

Berean Study Bible
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.

New American Standard Bible
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.

NASB 1995
"If, however, a man acts presumptuously toward his neighbor, so as to kill him craftily, you are to take him even from My altar, that he may die.

NASB 1977
“If, however, a man acts presumptuously toward his neighbor, so as to kill him craftily, you are to take him even from My altar, that he may die.

Amplified Bible
But if a man acts intentionally against another and kills him by [design through] treachery, you are to take him from My altar [to which he may have fled for protection], so that he may be put to death.

Christian Standard Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
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."

Contemporary English Version
If you plan in advance to murder someone, there's no escape, not even by holding on to my altar. You will be dragged off and killed.

Good News Translation
But when someone gets angry and deliberately kills someone else, he is to be put to death, even if he has run to my altar for safety.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But whenever someone becomes so angry that he plans to kill his neighbor, you must take him away from my altar and put him to death.

International Standard Version
If a man acts deliberately against his neighbor, to kill him by treachery, you are to take him to die even if he's at my altar.

NET Bible
But if a man willfully attacks his neighbor to kill him cunningly, you will take him even from my altar that he may die.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
“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.

King James 2000 Bible
But if a man comes presumptuously upon his neighbor, to slay him with guile; you shall take him from my altar, that he may die.

New Heart English Bible
If a man schemes and comes presumptuously on his neighbor to kill him, you shall take him from my altar, that he may die.

World English Bible
If a man schemes and comes presumptuously on his neighbor to kill him, you shall take him from my altar, that he may die.

American King James Version
But if a man come presumptuously on his neighbor, to slay him with guile; you shall take him from my altar, that he may die.

American Standard Version
And if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbor, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.

A Faithful Version
But if a man comes presumptuously upon his neighbor to slay him with guile, you shall take him from My altar so that he may die.

Darby Bible Translation
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.

English Revised Version
And if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.

Webster's Bible Translation
But if a man shall come presumptuously upon his neighbor, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from my altar, that he may die.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
But if a man come presumptuously vpon his neighbour to slay him with guile, thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
If a man come presumpteously vpon his neyghbour to slay hym with guyle, thou shalt take him from myne aulter that he dye.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
But yf a man presume vpon his neghboure, and slaye him with disceate, then shalt thou take the same fro myne altare, that he maye be slayne.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Yf a man come presumptuously vppon his neyghboure ad slee him with gile, thou shalt take him fro myne alter that he dye.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And when a man presumes against his neighbor to slay him with subtlety, you take him from My altar to die.

Young's Literal Translation
'And when a man doth presume against his neighbour to slay him with subtilty, from Mine altar thou dost take him to die.

Smith's Literal Translation
And if a man shall act proudly against his friend to kill him with craftiness, from mine altar shalt thou take him to die.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
If a man kill his neighbour on set purpose and by lying in wait for him: thou shalt take him away from my altar, that he may die.

Catholic Public Domain Version
If someone murders his neighbor with deliberation, by lying in wait, you shall tear him away from my altar, so that he may die.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And if a man will presume against his neighbor and will kill him by treachery, take him from the presence of my altar to kill him.

Lamsa Bible
But if a man ventures to attack his neighbor and slay him treacherously, you shall take him even from my altar to put him to death.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from Mine altar, that he may die.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And if any one lie in wait for his neighbour to slay him by craft, and he go for refuge, thou shalt take him from my altar to put him to death.
















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