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Leviticus 24:18

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Leviticus 24:18 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And he that smiteth a beast mortally shall make it good, life for life.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And he that smiteth a beast mortally shall make it good, life for life.
Leviticus 24:18 — American Standard Version

Context — Leviticus 24

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
15And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.
16And he that blasphemeth the name of Jehovah, he shall surely be put to death; all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the sojourner, as the home-born, when he blasphemeth the name [of Jehovah], shall be put to death.
17And he that smiteth any man mortally shall surely be put to death.
18And he that smiteth a beast mortally shall make it good, life for life.
19And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbor; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him:
20breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be rendered unto him.
21And he that killeth a beast shall make it good: and he that killeth a man shall be put to death.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And he that killeth a beast shall make it good, etc.] 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.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“that killeth: Lev 24:21; Exo 21:34-36 beast for beast: Heb. life for life Leviticus 24:19”
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