Leviticus 24:18
Modern Translations
New International Version
Anyone who takes the life of someone's animal must make restitution--life for life.

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

English Standard Version
Whoever takes an animal’s life shall make it good, life for life.

Berean Study Bible
Whoever kills an animal must make restitution—life for life.

New American Standard Bible
But the one who takes the life of an animal shall make restitution, life for life.

NASB 1995
'The one who takes the life of an animal shall make it good, life for life.

NASB 1977
‘And the one who takes the life of an animal shall make it good, life for life.

Amplified Bible
The one who kills an animal shall replace it, animal for animal.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Whoever kills an animal is to 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.

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Whoever kills an animal must replace 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.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.

New King James Version
Whoever kills an animal shall make it good, animal for animal.

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

New Heart English Bible
He who strikes an animal mortally shall make it good, life for life.

World English Bible
He who strikes an animal mortally shall make it good, life for life.

American King James Version
And he that kills a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.

American Standard Version
And he that smiteth a beast mortally shall make it good, life for life.

A Faithful Version
And he who kills an animal shall make it good, animal for animal.

Darby Bible Translation
And he that smiteth a beast mortally shall make it good, life for life.

English Revised Version
and he that smiteth a beast mortally shall make it good: life for life.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And he that killeth a beast, he shal restore it, beast for beast.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And he that kylleth a beast, let hym make hym good, beast for beast.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
but he that slayeth a beest, shall paye for it. Soule for soule.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
but he that kylleth a beest shall paye for it, beest for beest.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And he who strikes a beast repays it, body for body.

Young's Literal Translation
'And he who smiteth a beast repayeth it, body for body.

Smith's Literal Translation
And he smiting the soul of cattle, shall recompense soul for soul.

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

Catholic Public Domain Version
Whoever will have struck down an animal shall repay its equivalent, that is, a life for a life.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And he who will kill the life of a domestic animal, he shall pay life in the place of life.

Lamsa Bible
And he who kills a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And he that smiteth a beast mortally shall make it good: life for life.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And whosoever shall smite a beast, and it shall die, let him render life for life.
















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