He who strikes an animal mortally shall make it good, life for life.
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He who strikes an animal mortally shall make it good, life for life.
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And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.
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And he that smiteth a beast mortally shall make it good: life for life.
Cross-references (2)
Passages linked to Leviticus 24:18 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Leviticus 24:21 He who kills an animal shall make it good; and he who kills a man shall be put to death.
- Exodus 21:34-36 the owner of the pit shall make it good. He shall give money to its owner, and the dead animal shall be his. “If one man’s bull injures another’s, so that it dies, then they shall sell the live bull, and divide its price; and they shall also divide the dead animal. Or if it is known that the bull was in the habit of goring in the past, and its owner has not kept it in, he shall surely pay bull for bull, and the dead animal shall be his own.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Hebrew, soul for soul.
Hebrew, soul for soul.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And if a man cause a blemish in his…
And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour,.... Does him any hurt or mischief, causes any mutilation or deformity in him by striking him:
as he hath done, so shall it be done unto him: not that a like damage or hurt should be done to him, but that he should make satisfaction for it in a pecuniary way; pay for the cure of him, and for loss of time, and in consideration of the pain he has endured, and the shame or disgrace brought on him by the deformity or mutilation, or for whatever loss he may sustain thereby; See Gill on Exo 21:18 and See Gill on Exo 21:19.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 18. Beast for beast — Rather, life for life.…
18. Beast for beast — Rather, life for life. This is even-handed justice.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 18. There is no exact parallel for this direction…
18. There is no exact parallel for this direction in Exodus 21-23. Exo_21:33-34 is dealing with a different case.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (18) And he that killeth a beast.—The law about…
(18) And he that killeth a beast.—The law about killing a human being is now followed by the enaetments with regard to killing a beast. He who kills an animal has to make it good by giving another animal for it. The case is not the same as that legislated for in Exo_21:33-34.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Vers. 18-21. A summary of the law respecting minor…
Vers. 18-21. A summary of the law respecting minor injuries is added to that respecting murder. He that killeth a man, he shall be put to death, but he that killeth a beast shall make it good; and this lex talionis shall apply to all damage done to another, breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. (see Mat_5:38)
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