Leviticus 24:17

17 "If a man kills anyone, he must be put to death.^[a]

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 tell the Israelites: If anyone curses his God, he will bear the consequences of his sin.

16 Whoever blasphemes the name of the Lord is to be put to death; the whole community must stone him. If he blasphemes the Name, he is to be put to death, whether the foreign resident or the native.

17 "If a man kills anyone, he must be put to death.

18 Whoever kills an animal is to make restitution for it, life for life.

19 If any man inflicts a permanent injury on his neighbor, whatever he has done is to be done to him:

Footnotes

• [a] Gn 9:5-6; Ex 20:13; 21:12-14; Nm 35