Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments:

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The meaning is: Since taking another person’s life by any means whatever is murder and exposes the murderer to the penalty of retaliation, if the d…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Then the congregation
That is, the court of judicature, assembled together to hear and try this cause:

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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

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