King James Version
Leviticus 24:18 in the King James Version says “And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast. beast for: Heb. life for life” — study this verse from Leviticus chapter 24 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast. beast for: Heb. life for life”
Leviticus 24:18 · KJV
And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the LORD, shall be put to death.
And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death. killeth: Heb. smiteth the life of a man
And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast. beast for: Heb. life for life
And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him;
Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again.
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“beast”
H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
“for beast”
H929properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
“a beast shall make it good”
H7999to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate
“beast”
H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc
“beast”
H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
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