Leviticus 24:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death.”

Leviticus 24:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Leviticus 24:21 in 6 Bible Translations

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Leviticus 24:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He who kills an animal shall make it good; and he who kills a man shall be put to death.”

Leviticus 24:21 — World English Bible

Leviticus 24:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And he that killeth a beast shall make it good: and he that killeth a man shall be put to death.”

Leviticus 24:21 — American Standard Version

Leviticus 24:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`And he who smiteth a beast repayeth it, and he who smiteth <FI>the life of<Fi> man is put to death;”

Leviticus 24:21 — Young's Literal Translation

Leviticus 24:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“He that smiteth a beast [mortally] shall make it good; and he that smiteth a man [mortally] shall be put to death.”

Leviticus 24:21 — Darby Translation

Leviticus 24:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And he that killeth a beast shall restore it: but he that killeth a man shall be slaine.”

Leviticus 24:21 — Geneva Bible

Leviticus 24:21 in Context — Leviticus 24

19 Si quelqu’un blesse son prochain, il lui sera fait comme il a fait:

20 fracture pour fracture, œil pour œil, dent pour dent; il lui sera fait la même blessure qu’il a faite à son prochain.

21 Celui qui tuera un animal le remplacera, mais celui qui tuera un homme sera puni de mort.

22 Vous aurez la même loi, l’étranger comme l’indigène; car je suis l’Éternel, votre Dieu.

23 Moïse parla aux enfants d’Israël; ils firent sortir du camp le blasphémateur, et ils le lapidèrent. Les enfants d’Israël se conformèrent à l’ordre que l’Éternel avait donné à Moïse.

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What Does Leviticus 24:21 Mean?

Leviticus 24:21 is a verse from the Book of Leviticus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Leviticus chapter 24. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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