12 "You can be sure that if anyone hits and kills someone else, he will be put to death.
13 Suppose he did not do it on purpose. Suppose I let it happen. Then he can escape to a place I will choose.
14 But suppose he kills someone on purpose. Then take him away from my altar and put him to death.
15 "If anyone attacks his father or mother, he will be put to death.
16 "If anyone kidnaps and sells another person, he will be put to death. If he still has the person with him when he is caught, he will be put to death.
17 "If anyone calls down a curse on his father or mother, he will be put to death.
18 "Suppose two men get into a fight and argue with each other. One hits the other with a stone or his fist. He does not die but has to stay in bed.