Leviticus 24:18

In 11 translations

BSB

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

KJV

And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.beast for…: Heb. life for life

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

And he who strikes a beast repays it, body for body.

YLT

'And he who smiteth a beast repayeth it, body for body.

DBY

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

DRC

He that killeth a beast, shall make it good, that is to say, shall give beast for beast.

GNV

And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it, beast for beast.

JPS

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

LXXE

And whosoever shall smite a beast, and it shall die, let him render life for life.

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Original-language editions

WLC

וּמַכֵּ֥ה נֶֽפֶשׁ־בְּהֵמָ֖ה יְשַׁלְּמֶ֑נָּה נֶ֖פֶשׁ תַּ֥חַת נָֽפֶשׁ׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ ὃς ἂν πατάξῃ κτῆνος, καὶ ἀποθάνῃ, ἀποτισάτω ψυχὴν ἀντὶ ψυχῆς.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Leviticus 24:21Whoever kills an animal must make restitution, but whoever kills a man must be put to death.
• Exodus 21:34–36the owner of the pit shall make restitution; he must pay its owner, and the dead animal will be his. If a man’s ox injures his neighbor’s ox and it dies, they must sell the live one and divide the proceeds; they also…

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