In these passages, from The New American Bible, are the legal statutes, given by Yahweh to Moses to share with the Israeli people, which govern murder. They set up laws and guidelines, but provide justice for the accused too, because two witness are required to provide evidence to put the accused to death.
Note that God approves of the death penalty being meted out to murderers. Still, it was a society with laws and moral code (The Ten Commandments).
From the Holy Bible (KJV) there is not much more to report, but the word murder is replaced by smiting another.
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