Leviticus 24:18

18 Whoever kills an animal is to make restitution for it, life for life.^[a]

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 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:

20 fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. Whatever injury he inflicted on the person, the same is to be inflicted on him.

Footnotes

• [a] Ex 21:33-36; 22:6