"And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death. {killeth...: Heb. smiteth the life of a man}" — Leviticus 24:17

Leviticus 24:17 · KJV

“And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death. {killeth...: Heb. smiteth the life of a man}”

— Leviticus 24:17

And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, {and} all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name {of the LORD}, shall be put to death.

Verse 18

And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast. {beast for...: Heb. life for life}

Leviticus 24 — Context

And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.

And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death. {killeth...: Heb. smiteth the life of a man}

And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast. {beast for...: Heb. life for life}

And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him;

Cross References

Genesis 9:5-6

And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man.

Deuteronomy 19:11-12

But if any man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die, and fleeth into one of these cities: {mortally: Heb. in life}

Exodus 21:12-14

He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.

Deuteronomy 27:24

Cursed {be} he that smiteth his neighbour secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Numbers 35:30-31

Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person {to cause him} to die.