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Barnes' Notes on Numbers 35:31

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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No satisfaction - Rather, ransom (see Exodus 21:30). The permission to demand pecuniary compensation for murders (expressly sanctioned by the Koran) undoubtedly mitigates, in practice, the system of private retaliation; but it does so by sacrificing the principle named in Numbers 35:12, Numbers 35:33. return to 'Top of Page'
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