Leviticus 24:18 “Whoever kills an animal must make restitution—life for life.”

Leviticus 24:18

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

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

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

And anyone wounding a beast and causing its death, will have to make payment for it: a life for a life.

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In context

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

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

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