¹⁷打死 人 的，必 被治死 ；

¹⁷ ¶ And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death.^a

¹⁷ Verse 17. He that killeth any man] Blasphemy against God,

i. e., speaking injuriously of his name, his attributes, his

government, and his revelation, together with murder, is to be

punished with death: he that blasphemes God is a curse in

society, and he who takes away, wilfully and by malicious

intent, the life of any man, should certainly be put to death.

In this respect God has absolutely required that life shall go

for life.