Leviticus 24:17

An Eye for an Eye

17 ¹"Whoever takes a human life shall surely be put to death.

Leviticus 24:17 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 24:17

And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death.
] With the sword, as the Targum of Jonathan adds; which restrains it to any man of the children of Israel, but wrongly; for the original law respects any man whatever, ( Genesis 9:6 ) ; and so it does here; (See Gill on Exodus 21:12).

Leviticus 24:17 In-Context

15 And speak to the people of Israel, saying, Whoever curses his God shall bear his sin.

16 Whoever blasphemes the name of the LORD shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall stone him. The sojourner as well as the native, when he blasphemes the Name, shall be put to death.

17 "Whoever takes a human life shall surely be put to death.

18 Whoever takes an animal's life shall make it good, life for life.

19 If anyone injures his neighbor, as he has done it shall be done to him,

Cross References

• 1. Genesis 9:5, 6; Exodus 21:12; Numbers 35:31; Deuteronomy 19:11, 12