International Children’s Bible

Exodus 21:12-17 International Children’s Bible (ICB)

12. “Anyone who hits a person and kills him must be put to death.

13. But if a person kills someone accidentally, God allowed that to happen. So the person must go to a place I will choose.

14. A person might plan and murder another person on purpose. Put him to death, even if he has run to my altar for safety.

15. “Anyone who hits his father or his mother must be put to death.

16. “A person might kidnap someone. Then he either sells him as a slave or still has him when he is caught. That person must be put to death.

17. “Anyone who says cruel things to his father or mother must be put to death.