Vayikra 24:18

18 And he that taketh the nefesh of a beast shall make it good; nefesh tachat nefesh.

Vayikra 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.

Vayikra 24:18 In-Context

16 And he that blasphemeth the Shem of Hashem, he shall surely be put to death, and kol HaEdah shall certainly stone him; as well the ger, as the ezrach, when he blasphemeth the Shem of Hashem, shall be put to death.

17 And he that taketh the nefesh of any man shall surely be put to death.

18 And he that taketh the nefesh of a beast shall make it good; nefesh tachat nefesh.

19 And if a man cause a mum in his neighbor; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him;

20 Fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he hath caused a mum in an adam, so shall it be done to him.