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17 “‘And when a man kills any human being, he certainly shall be put to death. 18 And he who kills[a] a domestic animal must repay for it life in place of life. 19 And when a man causes[b] a physical defect in his fellow citizen according to[c] what he has done, so it shall be done to him: 20 fracture in place of fracture, eye in place of eye, tooth in place of tooth—according to[d] the physical defect he causes[e] to the person, likewise it shall be caused[f] to him. 21 And a killer of a domestic animal must repay for it, and a killer of a human shall be put to death. 22 You must have[g] one norm; as for the alien, so[h] it must be for the native, because I am Yahweh your God.’”

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 24:18 Literally “he who kills the soul of” or “he who kills the life of”
  2. Leviticus 24:19 Literally “gives”
  3. Leviticus 24:19 Literally “as that”
  4. Leviticus 24:20 Literally “as that”
  5. Leviticus 24:20 Literally “gives”
  6. Leviticus 24:20 Literally “given”
  7. Leviticus 24:22 Literally “it shall be for you”
  8. Leviticus 24:22 Hebrew “as”

17 And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death.

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

19 And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him;

20 Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again.

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

22 Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one of your own country: for I am the Lord your God.

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