Leviticus 24:17

17 "'Whoever kills another person must be put to death.

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 Tell the people of Israel this: 'If anyone curses his God, he is guilty of sin.

16 Anyone who speaks against the Lord must be put to death; all the people must kill him by throwing stones at him. Foreign- ers must be punished just like the people born in Israel; if they speak against the Lord, they must be put to death.

17 "'Whoever kills another person must be put to death.

18 Whoever kills an animal that belongs to another person must give that person another animal to take its place.

19 And whoever causes an injury to a neighbor must receive the same kind of injury in return: