Leviticus

Leviticus 24:17–21

¹⁷And if a man takes the life of anyone else, he must surely be put to death. ¹⁸Whoever kills an animal must make restitution — life for life. ¹⁹If anyone injures his neighbor, whatever he has done must be done to him: ²⁰fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth.^d Just as he injured the other person, the same must be inflicted on him.

²¹Whoever kills an animal must make restitution, but whoever kills a man must be put to death.

Footnotes

d 24:20 Cited in Matthew 5:38|MAT 5:38

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Leviticus 24:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And if	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
a man	וְאִ֕ישׁ	wə·’îš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
takes the life	יַכֶּ֖ה	yak·keh	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
of anyone else	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
he must surely be put to death	מ֖וֹת	mō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H4191 die

Leviticus 24:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Whoever kills	וּמַכֵּ֥ה	ū·mak·kêh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct	H5221 smite
an animal	בְּהֵמָ֖ה	bə·hê·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H929 beast, animal, cattle
must make restitution	יְשַׁלְּמֶ֑נָּה	yə·šal·lə·men·nāh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H7999 be complete, sound
life	נֶֽפֶשׁ־	ne·p̄eš-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
for	תַּ֥חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
life	נֶ֖פֶשׁ	ne·p̄eš	Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

Leviticus 24:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
anyone	וְאִ֕ישׁ	wə·’îš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
injures	יִתֵּ֥ן	yit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
his neighbor	בַּעֲמִית֑וֹ	ba·‘ă·mî·ṯōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5997 associate, fellow, relation
whatever	כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
he has done	עָשָׂ֔ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
must be done	יֵעָ֥שֶׂה	yê·‘ā·śeh	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
to him	לּֽוֹ׃	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular

Leviticus 24:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
fracture	שֶׁ֚בֶר	še·b̲er	Noun - masculine singular	H7667 breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash
for	תַּ֣חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
fracture	שֶׁ֔בֶר	še·ḇer	Noun - masculine singular	H7667 breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash
eye	עַ֚יִן	‘a·yin	Noun - common singular	H5869 eye
for	תַּ֣חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
eye	עַ֔יִן	‘a·yin	Noun - common singular	H5869 eye
tooth	שֵׁ֖ן	šên	Noun - common singular	H8127 tooth, ivory
for	תַּ֣חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
tooth	שֵׁ֑ן	šên	Noun - common singular	H8127 tooth, ivory
Just as	כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
he injured	יִתֵּ֥ן	yit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
the other person	בָּֽאָדָ֔ם	bā·’ā·ḏām	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
the same	כֵּ֖ן	kên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
must be inflicted	יִנָּ֥תֶן	yin·nā·ṯen	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
on him	בּֽוֹ׃	bōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular

Leviticus 24:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Whoever kills	וּמַכֵּ֥ה	ū·mak·kêh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct	H5221 smite
an animal	בְהֵמָ֖ה	ḇə·hê·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H929 beast, animal, cattle
must make restitution	יְשַׁלְּמֶ֑נָּה	yə·šal·lə·men·nāh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H7999 be complete, sound
but whoever kills	וּמַכֵּ֥ה	ū·mak·kêh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct	H5221 smite
a man	אָדָ֖ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
must be put to death	יוּמָֽת׃	yū·māṯ	Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die