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Brenton's Septuagint

Leviticus 24:21

Whosoever shall smite a man, and he shall die, let him die the death.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Retaliation;   The Topic Concordance - Execution;   Recompense/restitution;   Violence;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Restitution;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Blasphemy;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit;   Life;   Punishment;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Law;   Leviticus;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Crimes and Punishments;   Dibri;   Leviticus;   Pentateuch;   Shelomith;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Canon of the Old Testament;   Congregation, Assembly;   Crimes and Punishments;   Deuteronomy;   Hexateuch;   Holiness;   Law;   Leviticus;   Priests and Levites;   Sanctification, Sanctify;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Retaliation ;   Stoning (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Jubilee;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Shelomith;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Stoning;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Murder;   Punishments;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Assassination;   Homicide;   Leviticus;   Murder;   Punishments;   Stranger and Sojourner (in the Old Testament);   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Blasphemy;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
He who kills a animal shall make it good: and he who kills a man shall be put to death.
King James Version
And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death.
Lexham English Bible
And a killer of a domestic animal must repay for it, and a killer of a human shall be put to death.
New Century Version
Whoever kills another person's animal must give that person another animal to take its place. But whoever kills another person must be put to death.
New English Translation
One who beats an animal to death must make restitution for it, but one who beats a person to death must be put to death.
Amplified Bible
'The one who kills an animal shall replace it; but he who kills a human being [unlawfully] shall be put to death.
New American Standard Bible
'So the one who kills an animal shall make restitution, but the one who kills a person shall be put to death.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he that killeth a beast shall restore it: but he that killeth a man shall be slaine.
Legacy Standard Bible
Thus the one who strikes down an animal shall make restitution for it, but the one who strikes down a man shall be put to death.
Contemporary English Version
It's possible to pay the owner for an animal that has been killed, but death is the penalty for murder.
Complete Jewish Bible
(Maftir) He who kills an animal is to make restitution, but he who kills another person is to be put to death.
Darby Translation
He that smiteth a beast [mortally] shall make it good; and he that smiteth a man [mortally] shall be put to death.
Easy-to-Read Version
Whoever kills an animal must pay for the animal. But whoever kills another person must be put to death.
English Standard Version
Whoever kills an animal shall make it good, and whoever kills a person shall be put to death.
George Lamsa Translation
And he who kills a beast shall restore it; and he who kills a man shall be put to death.
Good News Translation
Whoever kills an animal shall replace it, but whoever kills a human being shall be put to death.
Christian Standard Bible®
Whoever kills an animal is to make restitution for it, but whoever kills a person is to be put to death.
Literal Translation
And he who smites an animal to death shall repay it; and he who smites a man to death shall be put to death.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
so that, who so slayeth a beest, shall paye for it: But he that slayeth a man, shal dye.
American Standard Version
And he that killeth a beast shall make it good: and he that killeth a man shall be put to death.
Bible in Basic English
He who puts a beast to death will have to make payment for it; he who puts a man to death will himself be put to death.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he that kylleth a beast, let hym restore it: and he that kylleth a man, let hym dye.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; and he that killeth a man shall be put to death.
King James Version (1611)
And hee that killeth a beast, hee shall restore it: and hee that killeth a man, he shall be put to death.
English Revised Version
And he that killeth a beast shall make it good: and he that killeth a man shall be put to death.
Berean Standard Bible
Whoever kills an animal must make restitution, but whoever kills a man must be put to death.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
He that smytith werk beeste, yeelde another; he that smytith a man, schal be punyschid.
Young's Literal Translation
`And he who smiteth a beast repayeth it, and he who smiteth [the life of] man is put to death;
Update Bible Version
And he that kills a beast shall make it good: and he that kills man shall be put to death.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death.
World English Bible
He who kills a animal shall make it good: and he who kills a man shall be put to death.
New King James Version
And whoever kills an animal shall restore it; but whoever kills a man shall be put to death.
New Living Translation
"Whoever kills an animal must pay for it in full, but whoever kills another person must be put to death.
New Life Bible
So the one who kills an animal will pay for it with an animal. But the one who kills a man will be put to death.
New Revised Standard
One who kills an animal shall make restitution for it; but one who kills a human being shall be put to death.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he that killeth a beast, shall make it good,-and he that killeth a human being, shall be put to death.
Douay-Rheims Bible
He that striketh a beast, shall render another. He that striketh a man shall be punished.
Revised Standard Version
He who kills a beast shall make it good; and he who kills a man shall be put to death.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'Thus the one who kills an animal shall make it good, but the one who kills a man shall be put to death.

Contextual Overview

10 And there went forth a son of an Israelitish woman, and he was son of an Egyptian man among the sons of Israel; and they fought in the camp, the son of the Israelitish woman, and a man who was an Israelite. 11 And the son of the Israelitish woman named THE NAME and curse; and they brought him to Moses: and his mother’s name was Salomith, daughter of Dabri of the tribe of Dan. 12 And they put him in ward, to judge him by the command of the Lord. 13 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 14 Bring forth him that cursed outside the camp, and all who heard shall lay their hands upon his head, and all the congregation shall stone him. 15 And speak to the sons of Israel, and thou shalt say to them, Whosoever shall curse God shall bear his sin. 16 And he that names the name of the Lord, let him die the death: let all the congregation of Israel stone him with stones; whether he be a stranger or a native, let him die for naming the name of the Lord. 17 And whosoever shall smite a man and he die, let him die the death. 18 And whosoever shall smite a beast, and it shall die, let him render life for life. 19 And whosoever shall inflict a blemish on his neighbour, as he has done to him, so shall it be done to himself in return;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

a beast: Leviticus 24:18, Exodus 21:33

a man: Leviticus 24:17

Reciprocal: Exodus 20:13 - General Deuteronomy 19:13 - but thou

Cross-References

Genesis 24:1
And Abraam was old, advanced in days, and the Lord blessed Abraam in all things.
Genesis 24:6
And Abraam said to him, Take heed to thyself that thou carry not my son back thither.
Genesis 24:7
The Lord the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, who took me out of my father’s house, and out of the land whence I sprang, who spoke to me, and who swore to me, saying, I will give this land to thee and to thy seed, he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife to my son from thence.
Genesis 24:12
And he said, O Lord God of my master Abraam, prosper my way before me to day, and deal mercifully with my master Abraam.
Genesis 24:18
and she said, Drink, Sir; and she hasted, and let down the pitcher upon her arm, and gave him to drink, till he ceased drinking.
Genesis 24:20
And she hasted, and emptied the water-pot into the trough, and ran to the well to draw again, and drew water for all the camels.
Genesis 24:56
But he said to them, Hinder me not, for the Lord has prospered my journey for me; send me away, that I may depart to my master.
Psalms 107:1
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy endures for ever.
Psalms 107:8
Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men.
Psalms 107:15
Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonders to the children of men.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it,.... The same as in Leviticus 24:18, which is repeated for the confirmation of it, and that it might be observed, though Jarchi takes it to be a different law; before, he says, it speaks of him that kills a beast, here of him that makes any wound or bruise in it, which he must make good; and it must be allowed that the manner of expression is different; there it is, he that smites the soul of a beast so that it dies, here only he that smites a beast, though it dies not, yet having some damage done it, satisfaction must be made:

and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death; or he that smites a man, though he does not kill him, as Jarchi observes, only makes a wound or bruise in him, because it is not said, the soul of a man, as before; but such damages did not require death, but satisfaction in another way, as in Leviticus 24:19.


 
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