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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 “Anyone who takes another person’s life must be put to death.

18 “Anyone who kills another person’s animal must pay for it in full—a live animal for the animal that was killed.

19 “Anyone who injures another person must be dealt with according to the injury inflicted— 20 a fracture for a fracture, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. Whatever anyone does to injure another person must be paid back in kind.

21 “Whoever kills an animal must pay for it in full, but whoever kills another person must be put to death.

22 “This same standard applies both to native-born Israelites and to the foreigners living among you. I am the Lord your God.”

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