Leviticus 24:21

In 11 translations

BSB

Whoever kills an animal must make restitution, but whoever kills a man must be put to death.

KJV

And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death.

WEB

He who kills an animal shall make it good; and he who kills a man shall be put to death.

ASV

And he that killeth a beast shall make it good: and he that killeth a man shall be put to death.

LSV

And he who strikes a beast repays it, and he who strikes [the life of] man is put to death.

YLT

'And he who smiteth a beast repayeth it, and he who smiteth [the life of] man is put to death;

DBY

He that smiteth a beast [mortally] shall make it good; and he that smiteth a man [mortally] shall be put to death.

DRC

He that striketh a beast, shall render another. He that striketh a man shall be punished.

GNV

And he that killeth a beast shall restore it: but he that killeth a man shall be slaine.

JPS

And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; and he that killeth a man shall be put to death.

LXXE

Whosoever shall smite a man, and he shall die, let him die the death.

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Original-language editions

WLC

וּמַכֵּ֥ה בְהֵמָ֖ה יְשַׁלְּמֶ֑נָּה וּמַכֵּ֥ה אָדָ֖ם יוּמָֽת׃

LXX-Br

Ὃς ἂν πατάξῃ ἄνθρωπον, καὶ ἀποθάνῃ, θανάτῳ θανατούσθω.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Leviticus 24:17–18And if a man takes the life of anyone else, he must surely be put to death. Whoever kills an animal must make restitution—life for life.
• Exodus 21:33If a man opens or digs a pit and fails to cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it,

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