By the mouth of witnesses - that is, two witnesses, at least (compare the marginal references). The provisions of this and the following ve…

By the mouth of witnesses.— The number of witnesses is not here specified. In Deuteronomy 17:6 it is ordained that the cr…

Whoever kills any person—He now returns to willful murderers, whom He will not spare, yet who are not to be handed over for punishment unl…

Whoever kills any person
Willingly, and through enmity and malice:

the murderer shall be put to d…

To show plainly the abhorrence of murder, and to provide more effectively for the punishment of the murderer, the nearest relation of the deceased,…