"You have heardthat the ancientswere told,YOU SHALL NOT COMMITMURDERand 'Whoevercommits murdershall be liableto the court.'
You shall not murder.
"You shall not murder.
"You have heardthat it was said,AN EYEFOR AN EYE,AND A TOOTHFOR A TOOTH.'
The citiesshall be to you as a refugefrom the avenger,so that the manslayerwill not dieuntilhe standsbeforethe congregationfor trial.
"Again,you have heardthat the ancientswere told,YOU SHALL NOT MAKE false VOWS,BUT SHALL FULFILLYOUR VOWSTO THE LORD.'
"You have heardthat it was said,YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY';
"You have heardthat it was said,YOU SHALL LOVEYOUR NEIGHBORand hateyour enemy.'
"You shall appointfor yourself judgesand officersin allyour townswhichthe LORDyour Godis givingyou, according to your tribes,and they shall judgethe peoplewith righteousjudgment.
Then she spoke,saying,"Formerlythey used to say,'They will surelyask[advice] at Abel,'and thusthey ended[the dispute].
He appointedjudgesin the landin allthe fortifiedcitiesof Judah,cityby city.
Everyonewho hateshis brotheris a murderer;and you knowthat nomurdererhaseternallifeabidingin him.
