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Leviticus 24:21
And he that killeth a beast shall make it good: and he that killeth a man shall be put to death.
Leviticus 24:21 · American Standard Version
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Leviticus 24:21 in other translations
And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death.
Whoever kills an animal must make restitution, but whoever kills a man must be put to death.
He who kills an animal shall make it good; and he who kills a man shall be put to death.
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In context
18 And he that smiteth a beast mortally shall make it good, life for life.
19 And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbor; 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 rendered unto him.
21 And he that killeth a beast shall make it good: and he that killeth a man shall be put to death.
22 Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the sojourner, as for the home-born: for I am Jehovah your God.
23 And Moses spake to the children of Israel; and they brought forth him that had cursed out of the camp, and stoned him with stones. And the children of Israel did as Jehovah commanded Moses.
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