Leviticus 24:18
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The one who takesוּמַכֵּ֥ה
(u·mak·keh)
5221: to smitea prim. root
the lifeנֶֽפֶשׁ־
(ne·fesh-)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
of an animalבְּהֵמָ֖ה
(be·he·mah)
929: a beast, animal, cattlefrom an unused word
shall make it good,יְשַׁלְּמֶ֑נָּה
(ye·shal·le·men·nah;)
7999a: to be complete or sounda prim. root
lifeנֶ֖פֶשׁ
(ne·fesh)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
for life.נָֽפֶשׁ׃
(na·fesh.)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And he that killeth
nakah  (naw-kaw')
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
a beast
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
bhemah  (be-hay-maw')
a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective) -- beast, cattle.
shall make it good
shalam  (shaw-lam')
to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate
beast
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
for beast
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
'The one who takes the life of an animal shall make it good, life for life.

King James Bible
And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Whoever kills an animal is to make restitution for it, life for life.

International Standard Version
but whoever beats an animal to death is to replace it—life for life.

NET Bible
One who beats an animal to death must make restitution for it, life for life.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Whoever kills an animal must replace it, life for life.

King James 2000 Bible
And he that kills an animal shall make it good; animal for animal.
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