Leviticus 24:18

18 And he that kills an animal shall make it good: animal for animal.

Leviticus 24:18 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 24:18

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.

Leviticus 24:18 In-Context

16 And he that pronounces the name of the LORD shall surely be put to death; all the congregation shall certainly stone him; the same with the stranger as with the natural, if he pronounces the Name, he shall be put to death.

17 Likewise he that kills any man shall surely be put to death.

18 And he that kills an animal shall make it good: animal for animal.

19 And if a man causes a blemish in his neighbour; as he has done, so shall it be done to him;

20 breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he has caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again.