Leviticus 24:18

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Leviticus 24:18

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Berean Standard Bible

Whoever kills an animal must make restitution—life for life.

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KJV

King James Version

And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.

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WEB

World English Bible

He who strikes an animal mortally shall make it good, life for life.

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ASV

American Standard Version

And he that smiteth a beast mortally shall make it good, life for life.

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Leviticus 24

¹⁶ Whoever blasphemes the name of the LORD must surely be put to death; the whole assembly must surely stone him, whether he is a foreign resident or native; if he blasphemes the Name, he must be put to death.

¹⁷ And if a man takes the life of anyone else, he must surely be put to death.

¹⁸ Whoever kills an animal must make restitution—life for life.

¹⁹ If anyone injures his neighbor, whatever he has done must be done to him:

²⁰ fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. Just as he injured the other person, the same must be inflicted on him.

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