Leviticus 24:17

He that smytith and sleeth a man, die bi deeth;

Wycliffe (portions)

In The King James Version

And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death.

In Context

16schal bere his synne, and he that blasfemeth the name of the Lord, die bi deeth; al the multitude of the puple schal oppresse hym with stoonus, whether he that blasfemede the name of the Lord is a citeseyn, whether a pilgrym, die he bi deeth.

18he that smytith a beeste, yelde oon in his stide, that is, lijf for lijf. + 24:18 liyf for liyf, that is, a beeste of the same kynde and valu, ether the priys bi the doom of iugis.

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Cross References

Genesis 9:5for Y schal seke the blood of youre lyues of the hoond of alle vnresonable beestis and of the hoond of man, of the hoond of man and of hys brother Y schal seke the lijf of man.

Exodus 21:12He that smytith a man, and wole sle, die bi deeth;

Deuteronomy 19:11Forsothe if ony man hatith his neiybore, and settith aspies, `ether tresouns, to his lijf, and risith, and smytith him, and he is deed, and he fleeth to oon of the forseid citees,

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 24:11-23

The Blasphemy of Shelomith's Son; The Punishment of Shelomith's Son. ( b. c. 1490.) 10 And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel: and this son of the Israelitish woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp; 11 And the Israelitish woman's son blasphemed the name of the Lord , and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:) 12 And they put him in ward, that the mind… Read the whole commentary →

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