Leviticus 24:18
And he that by smiting taketh away the life of a beast, shall make it good,—life for life.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.
In Context
17And, when, any man, by smiting taketh the life of any human being, he shall be surely put to death,
Cross References
Exodus 21:33And when a man openeth a pit, or when a man diggeth a pit, and doth not cover it,—and there falleth thereinto an ox or an ass,
Exodus 21:36Or if it was known that, an ox, was, wont to gore, before that time, and his owner proceeded not to put him under guard, he shall surely make good,—an ox for the ox, and, the dead one, shall be his.
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 →