Leviticus 24:18
Good News Translation
and any who kill an animal belonging to someone else must replace it. The principle is a life for a life.

New Revised Standard Version
Anyone who kills an animal shall make restitution for it, life for life.

Contemporary English Version
but the killing of an animal that belongs to someone else requires only that the animal be replaced.

New American Bible
whoever takes the life of an animal shall make restitution of another animal, life for a life.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He that killeth a beast, shall make it good that is to say, shall give beast for beast.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

He that killeth a beast, shall make it good that is to say, shall give beast for beast.

that killeth

Leviticus 24:21 He that striketh a beast, shall render another. He that striketh a man shall be punished.

Exodus 21:34-36 The owner of the pit shall pay the price of the beasts: and that which is dead shall be his own. . . .

beast for beast [heb] life for life

Context
An Eye for an Eye
17He that striketh and killeth a man: dying let him die. 18He that killeth a beast, shall make it good that is to say, shall give beast for beast.19He that giveth a blemish to any of his neighbours: as he hath done, so shall it be done to him:…
Cross References
Leviticus 6:4
Being convicted of the offence, he shall restore

Leviticus 24:19
He that giveth a blemish to any of his neighbours: as he hath done, so shall it be done to him:

Leviticus 24:21
He that striketh a beast, shall render another. He that striketh a man shall be punished.

Leviticus 24:17
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