Leviticus 24:21

21 Whoever kills an animal must make restitution, but whoever kills a human being is to be put to death.

Leviticus 24:21 in Other Translations

21 And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death.

21 Whoever kills an animal shall make it good, and whoever kills a person shall be put to death.

21 “Whoever kills an animal must pay for it in full, but whoever kills another person must be put to death.

21 Anyone who hits and kills an animal must make it good, but whoever hits and kills a fellow human will be put to death.

21 And he that killeth a beast shall make it good: and he that killeth a man shall be put to death.

21 Whoever kills an animal must replace it. Whoever kills a person must be put to death.

21 Whoever kills an animal is to make restitution for it, but whoever kills a person is to be put to death.

21 " 'If anyone kills an animal, he must pay its owner. But if he kills a human being, he must be put to death.

Leviticus 24:21 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 24:21

And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it
The same as in ( Leviticus 24:18 ) , which is repeated for the confirmation of it, and that it might be observed, though Jarchi takes it to be a different law; before, he says, it speaks of him that kills a beast, here of him that makes any wound or bruise in it, which he must make good; and it must be allowed that the manner of expression is different; there it is, he that smites the soul of a beast so that it dies, here only he that smites a beast, though it dies not, yet having some damage done it, satisfaction must be made:

and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death;
or he that smites a man, though he does not kill him, as Jarchi observes, only makes a wound or bruise in him, because it is not said, the soul of a man, as before; but such damages did not require death, but satisfaction in another way, as in ( Leviticus 24:19 ) .

Leviticus 24:21 In-Context

19 Anyone who injures their neighbor is to be injured in the same manner:

20 fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. The one who has inflicted the injury must suffer the same injury.

21 Whoever kills an animal must make restitution, but whoever kills a human being is to be put to death.

22 You are to have the same law for the foreigner and the native-born. I am the LORD your God.’ ”

23 Then Moses spoke to the Israelites, and they took the blasphemer outside the camp and stoned him. The Israelites did as the LORD commanded Moses.

Cross References

• 1. S ver 18
• 2. S ver 17