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Leviticus 24:17–18

“An Eye for an Eye”

17 aIf a man 1takes the life of any human being, he shall surely be put to death.

18 aThe one who 1takes the life of an animal shall make it good, life for life.

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Leviticus 24:17–18 — The New International Version (NIV)

17 “ ‘Anyone who takes the life of a human being is to be put to death. 18 Anyone who takes the life of someone’s animal must make restitution—life for life.

Leviticus 24:17–18 — English Standard Version (ESV)

17 “Whoever takes a human life shall surely be put to death. 18 Whoever takes an animal’s life shall make it good, life for life.

Leviticus 24:17–18 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

17 And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death. 18 And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.

Leviticus 24:17–18 — New Living Translation (NLT)

17 “Anyone who takes another person’s life must be put to death.

18 “Anyone who kills another person’s animal must pay for it in full—a live animal for the animal that was killed.

Leviticus 24:17–18 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

17 ‘Whoever kills any man shall surely be put to death. 18 Whoever kills an animal shall make it good, animal for animal.

Leviticus 24:17–18 — New Century Version (NCV)

17 “ ‘Whoever kills another person must be put to death. 18 Whoever kills an animal that belongs to another person must give that person another animal to take its place.

Leviticus 24:17–18 — American Standard Version (ASV)

17 And he that smiteth any man mortally shall surely be put to death. 18 And he that smiteth a beast mortally shall make it good, life for life.

Leviticus 24:17–18 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

17 And if any one smiteth any man mortally, he shall certainly be put to death. 18 And he that smiteth a beast mortally shall make it good, life for life.

Leviticus 24:17–18 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

17 “Whoever kills another person must be put to death. 18 Whoever kills an animal must replace it, life for life.

Leviticus 24:17–18 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

17 “If a man kills anyone, he must be put to death. 18 Whoever kills an animal is to make restitution for it, life for life.

Leviticus 24:17–18 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

17 Anyone who kills a human being shall be put to death. 18 Anyone who kills an animal shall make restitution for it, life for life.

Leviticus 24:17–18 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

17 “ ‘And when a man kills any human being, he certainly shall be put to death. 18 And he who kills a domestic animal must repay for it life in place of life.

Leviticus 24:17–18 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

17 “ ‘If anyone kills another human being, he must be put to death. 18 If anyone kills someone’s animal, he must pay its owner. A life must be taken for a life.


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