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16 “Whoever kidnaps a person, whether that person has been sold or is still held in possession, shall be put to death.(A)

17 “Whoever curses father or mother shall be put to death.(B)

18 “When individuals quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or fist so that the injured party, though not dead, is confined to bed

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16 “Anyone who kidnaps someone is to be put to death,(A) whether the victim has been sold(B) or is still in the kidnapper’s possession.

17 “Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.(C)

18 “If people quarrel and one person hits another with a stone or with their fist[a] and the victim does not die but is confined to bed,

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  1. Exodus 21:18 Or with a tool