Leviticus 24:18

18 He who kills a beast shall make it good, life for life.

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 He who blasphemes the name of the LORD shall be put to death; all the congregation shall stone him; the sojourner as well as the native, when he blasphemes the Name, shall be put to death.

17 He who kills a man shall be put to death.

18 He who kills a beast shall make it good, life for life.

19 When a man causes a disfigurement in his neighbor, as he has done it shall be done to him,

20 fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he has disfigured a man, he shall be disfigured.