Leviticus 24:17-18

Listen to Leviticus 24:17-18
17 And he that killeth[a] any man shall surely be put to death.
18 And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.

Leviticus 24:17-18 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 24

This chapter treats of the oil for the lamps, and the ordering of them, Le 24:1-4; of the making of the shewbread cakes, and the setting of them on the table, Le 24:5-9; and an Israelite having blasphemed the name of the Lord, and inquiry being made what should be done to him, he, and so any other person guilty of the same, is ordered to be stoned to death, Le 24:10-16; on occasion of which several laws are repeated concerning killing a man or a beast, or doing injury to any man, Le 24:17-23.

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Footnotes 1

  • [a] killeth...: Heb. smiteth the life of a man
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