Genesis 9:5 Cross References

Genesis 9:5

5: And murder is forbidden. Animals that kill people must die, and any person who murders must be killed.

"If a bull gores a man or woman to death, the bull must be stoned, and its flesh may not be eaten. In such a case, however, the owner will not be held liable.
Suppose, on the other hand, that the owner knew the bull had gored people in the past, yet the bull was not kept under control. If this is true and if the bull kills someone, it must be stoned, and the owner must also be killed.

Afterward the LORD asked Cain, "Where is your brother? Where is Abel?I don't know!" Cain retorted. "Am I supposed to keep track of him wherever he goes?"
But the LORD said, "What have you done? Listen--your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground!

Also, you must never accept a ransom payment for the life of someone judged guilty of murder and subject to execution; murderers must always be put to death.
And never accept a ransom payment from someone who has fled to a city of refuge, allowing the slayer to return to his property before the death of the high priest.
This will ensure that the land where you live will not be polluted, for murder pollutes the land. And no atonement can be made for murder except by the execution of the murderer.

As a result, you will become guilty of murdering all the godly people from righteous Abel to Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you murdered in the Temple between the altar and the sanctuary.

"Suppose someone is found murdered in a field in the land the LORD your God is giving you, and you don't know who committed the murder.
In such cases, your leaders and judges must determine which town is nearest the body.
Then the leaders of that town must select a young cow that has never been trained or yoked to a plow.
They must lead it to a valley that is neither plowed nor planted with a stream running through it. There they must break the cow's neck.
The Levitical priests must go there also, for the LORD your God has chosen them to minister before him and to pronounce blessings in the LORD's name. And they are to decide all lawsuits and punishments.

"Do not spread slanderous gossip among your people. "Do not try to get ahead at the cost of your neighbor's life, for I am the LORD.

For he who avenges murder cares for the helpless. He does not ignore those who cry to him for help.

From one man he created all the nations throughout the whole earth. He decided beforehand which should rise and fall, and he determined their boundaries.

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