He that smiteth a man, &c.— See Genesis 9:6. It appears from Leviticus 17:16 that this law was not confined to the murder of Israelites, but extended to strangers, and all men in general; contrary to the shameful glosses of some of the Rabbis.
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Exodus 21:12
12 He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.