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Leviticus 24:18

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— ‘The one who takes the life of an animal shall make it good, life for life.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— and he that smiteth a beast mortally shall make it good: life for life.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— And he that smiteth a beast mortally shall make it good, life for life.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And he that smiteth a beast mortally shall make it good, life for life.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— And, he that by smiting taketh away the life of a beast, shall make it good,—life for life.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— 'And he who smiteth a beast repayeth it, body for body.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— He that killeth a beast, shall make it good that is to say, shall give beast for beast.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And he that killeth a beast, he shal restore it, beast for beast.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And he that killeth a beast, shall make it good; beast for beast.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And he who kills a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And whosoever shall smite a beast, and it shall die, let him render life for life.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
And he that killeth 5221
{5221} Prime
נָכָה
nakah
{naw-kaw'}
A primitive root; to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively).
z8688
<8688> Grammar
Stem - Hiphil (See H8818)
Mood - Participle (See H8813)
Count - 857
a beast 5315
{5315} Prime
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
{neh'-fesh}
From H5314; properly a breathing creature, that is, animal or (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental).
929
{0929} Prime
בְּהֵמָה
b@hemah
{be-hay-maw'}
From an unused root (probably meaning to be mute); properly a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collectively).
shall make it good; 7999
{7999} Prime
שָׁלַם
shalam
{shaw-lam'}
A primitive root; to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively to be (causatively make) completed; by implication to be friendly; by extension to reciprocate (in various applications).
z8762
<8762> Grammar
Stem - Piel (See H8840)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 2447
beast 5315
{5315} Prime
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
{neh'-fesh}
From H5314; properly a breathing creature, that is, animal or (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental).
for x8478
(8478) Complement
תַּחַת
tachath
{takh'-ath}
From the same as H8430; the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.
beast. 5315
{5315} Prime
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
{neh'-fesh}
From H5314; properly a breathing creature, that is, animal or (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental).
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

See commentary on Leviticus 24:17-22.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Leviticus 24:10-23.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
that killeth:

Leviticus 24:21 And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death.
Exodus 21:34-36 The owner of the pit shall make [it] good, [and] give money unto the owner of them; and the dead [beast] shall be his. ... Or if it be known that the ox hath used to push in time past, and his owner hath not kept him in; he shall surely pay ox for ox; and the dead shall be his own.

beast for beast:
Heb. life for life
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