Translations
Modern
Whoever kills an animal must make restitution—life for life.
Traditional
And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.
Literal
And he who kills an animal shall make it good—the life of animal for animal.
Latin
Qui percusserit animal, reddet vicarium, id est, animam pro anima.
Original
Hebrew
English
Whoever kills an animal must make restitution—life for life.
Notes
A large group of non-Israelites, including other Semitic people and Egyptians, left Egypt with the Israelites (Exodus 12:38). Among them was a man with an Israelite mother and an Egyptian father. A fight broke out between this man and a full-blooded Israelite. the man who was half-Egyptian verbally cursed the Israelite, using the name of God in a disrespectful manner.
Theme notes and profiles
Parallels
Glossary
Biblical Concept of Law Courts and Trials Deuteronomy, Book of Foreigner History of Israel Leviticus, Book of Naboth
Topics
Punishments: Secondary Kinds of Restitution Restitution: To be Made for Injury to Life, Limb, or Property Retaliation: General Scriptures Concerning