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NASB | Exodus 22:2 ¶ "If the thief is caught while breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there will be no bloodguiltiness on his account. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Exodus 22:2 ¶ "If a thief is caught breaking in [after dark] and is struck [by the owner] so that he dies, there shall be no bloodguilt for him. |
Subject: Personal rights predating government |
Bible Note: Shalom Doc, You're absolutely right, those "laws" did pre-date Moses - I probably have the spelling wrong but it is(was) called the Hammurabi Code. (There are some differences between the two laws, though.) Anti-Bible people tend to use that to try to take away the divine inspiration of the Bible. (This is all I know about it :-) ). Cheri |