Leviticus 24:18

King James Version (1611 Edition)

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

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
He who strikes a animal mortally shall make it good, life for life.

King James Version
And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.

Lexham English Bible
And he who kills a domestic animal must repay for it life in place of life.

New Century Version
Whoever kills an animal that belongs to another person must give that person another animal to take its place.

New English Translation
One who beats an animal to death must make restitution for it, life for life.

Amplified Bible
'The one who kills an animal shall replace it, animal for animal.

New American Standard Bible
'But the one who takes the life of an animal shall make restitution, life for life.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And he that killeth a beast, he shal restore it, beast for beast.

Legacy Standard Bible
And the one who strikes down the life of an animal shall make restitution for it, life for life.

Contemporary English Version
but the killing of an animal that belongs to someone else requires only that the animal be replaced.

Complete Jewish Bible
Anyone who strikes an animal and kills it is to make restitution, life for life.

Darby Translation
And he that smiteth a beast mortally shall make it good, life for life.

Easy-to-Read Version
Whoever kills an animal that belongs to another person must give another animal to take its place.

English Standard Version
Whoever takes an animal's life shall make it good, life for life.

George Lamsa Translation
And he who kills a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.

Good News Translation
and any who kill an animal belonging to someone else must replace it. The principle is a life for a life.

Christian Standard Bible®
Whoever kills an animal is to make restitution for it, life for life.

Literal Translation
And he who smites an animal to death shall make it good, soul for soul.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
but he that slayeth a beest, shall paye for it. Soule for soule.

American Standard Version
And he that smiteth a beast mortally shall make it good, life for life.

Bible in Basic English
And anyone wounding a beast and causing its death, will have to make payment for it: a life for a life.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he that kylleth a beast, let hym make hym good, beast for beast.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he that smiteth a beast mortally shall make it good: life for life.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And whosoever shall smite a beast, and it shall die, let him render life for life.

English Revised Version
and he that smiteth a beast mortally shall make it good: life for life.

Berean Standard Bible
Whoever kills an animal must make restitution-life for life.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
he that smytith a beeste, yelde oon in his stide, that is, lijf for lijf.

Young's Literal Translation
`And he who smiteth a beast repayeth it, body for body.

Update Bible Version
And he that smites a beast mortally shall make it good, life for life.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.

World English Bible
He who strikes a animal mortally shall make it good, life for life.

New King James Version
Whoever kills an animal shall make it good, animal for animal.

New Living Translation
"Anyone who kills another person's animal must pay for it in full—a live animal for the animal that was killed.

New Life Bible
The one who takes the life of an animal will pay for it, a life for a life.

New Revised Standard
Anyone who kills an animal shall make restitution for it, life for life.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he that by smiting taketh away the life of a beast, shall make it good, - life for life.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He that killeth a beast, shall make it good that is to say, shall give beast for beast.

Revised Standard Version
He who kills a beast shall make it good, life for life.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
'The one who takes the life of an animal shall make it good, life for life.

Contextual Overview

¹⁰ And the sonne of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel: and this sonne of the Israelitish woman, and a man of Israel stroue together in the campe. ¹¹ And the Israelitish womans sonne blasphemed the name of the Lord, and cursed, and they brought him vnto Moses: and his mothers name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan. ¹² And they put him in ward, that the minde of the Lord might bee shewed them. ¹³ And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying, ¹⁴ Bring forth him that hath cursed, without the Campe, and let all that heard him, lay their hands vpon his head, and let all the Congregation stone him. ¹⁵ And thou shalt speake vnto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoeuer curseth his God, shall beare his sinne. ¹⁶ And hee that blasphemeth the Name of the Lord, he shall surely be put to death, and all the Congregation shall certainely stone him: Aswell the stranger, as he that is borne in the land, when he blasphemeth the Name of the Lord, shall be put to death. 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 shal it be done to him:

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

that killeth: Leviticus 24:21, Exodus 21:34-36

beast for beast: Heb. life for life

Reciprocal: Exodus 22:14 - make it good

Cross-References

Genesis 24:8
And if the woman wil not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt bee cleare from this my othe: onely bring not my sonne thither againe.

Genesis 24:9
And the seruant put his hand vnder the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.

Genesis 24:14
And let it come to passe, that the damsell to whom I shall say, Let downe thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drinke, and she shall say, Drinke, and I will giue thy camels drinke also; let the same be shee that thou hast appointed for thy seruant Isaac: and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindnesse vnto my master.

Proverbs 31:26
She openeth her mouth with wisedome; and in her tongue is the law of kindnesse.

1 Peter 3:8
Finally be ye all of one minde, hauing compassion one of another, loue as brethren, be pitifull, be courteous,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he that killeth a beast shall make it good,.... Pay for it, give the value of it, or another as good as that instead of it, as follows:

beast for beast; or "soul for soul"; life for life, that is, a living one for that the life of which is taken away, and one every way as good as that.