And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
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4 additional translationsASV
And he that killeth a beast shall make it good: and he that killeth a man shall be put to death.
WEB
Whoever kills an animal must make restitution, but whoever kills a man must be put to death.
YLT
`And he who smiteth a beast repayeth it, and he who smiteth the life of man is put to death;
DBT
He that smiteth a beast [mortally] shall make it good; and he that smiteth a man [mortally] shall be put to death.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentLeviticus — A holy people before a holy God. Five offerings, a priesthood, a purity code — and at the centre, a single day that carries the sins of a year to a cleansed Most Holy Place.
- Author
- Moses — receives these laws at Sinai; the repeated formula is ‘the LORD spake unto Moses, saying’
- Date
- Composed during Israel's year at Sinai (15th–13th century BC)