Translations
Modern
Whoever kills an animal must make restitution, but whoever kills a man must be put to death.
Traditional
And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death.
Literal
And whoever kills an animal shall restore it; and whoever kills a man, he shall be put to death.
Latin
Qui percusserit jumentum, reddet aliud. Qui percusserit hominem, punietur.
Original
Hebrew
English
Whoever kills an animal must make restitution, but whoever kills a man must be put to death.
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 Neighbor