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Leviticus 24:17,21 - Compare All Versions

Leviticus 24:17 NIV (New International Version)

“ ‘Anyone who takes the life of a human being is to be put to death.

Leviticus 24:21 NIV (New International Version)

Whoever kills an animal must make restitution, but whoever kills a human being is to be put to death.

Leviticus 24:17 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

“Whoever takes a human life shall surely be put to death.

Leviticus 24:21 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

Whoever kills an animal shall make it good, and whoever kills a person shall be put to death.

Leviticus 24:17 NLT (New Living Translation)

“Anyone who takes another person’s life must be put to death.

Leviticus 24:21 NLT (New Living Translation)

“Whoever kills an animal must pay for it in full, but whoever kills another person must be put to death.

Leviticus 24:17 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

“If a man kills anyone, he must be put to death.

Leviticus 24:21 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

Whoever kills an animal is to make restitution for it, but whoever kills a person is to be put to death.

Leviticus 24:17 KJV (King James Version)

And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death.

Leviticus 24:21 KJV (King James Version)

And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death.

Leviticus 24:17 NKJV (New King James Version)

‘Whoever kills any man shall surely be put to death.

Leviticus 24:21 NKJV (New King James Version)

And whoever kills an animal shall restore it; but whoever kills a man shall be put to death.

Leviticus 24:17-22 MSG (The Message)

“Anyone who hits and kills a fellow human must be put to death. Anyone who kills someone’s animal must make it good—a life for a life. Anyone who injures his neighbor will get back the same as he gave: fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. What he did to hurt that person will be done to him. Anyone who hits and kills an animal must make it good, but whoever hits and kills a fellow human will be put to death. And no double standards: the same rule goes for foreigners and natives. I am GOD, your God.”

Leviticus 24:17-22 MSG (The Message)

“Anyone who hits and kills a fellow human must be put to death. Anyone who kills someone’s animal must make it good—a life for a life. Anyone who injures his neighbor will get back the same as he gave: fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. What he did to hurt that person will be done to him. Anyone who hits and kills an animal must make it good, but whoever hits and kills a fellow human will be put to death. And no double standards: the same rule goes for foreigners and natives. I am GOD, your God.”

Leviticus 24:17 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

‘Now if someone takes any human life, he must be put to death.

Leviticus 24:21 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

So the one who kills an animal shall make restitution, but the one who kills a person shall be put to death.

Leviticus 24:17 AMP (Amplified Bible)

‘If a man takes the life of any human being [unlawfully], he shall most certainly be put to death.

Leviticus 24:21 AMP (Amplified Bible)

The one who kills an animal shall replace it; but he who kills a human being [unlawfully] shall be put to death.

Leviticus 24:17 NET (New English Translation)

“‘If a man beats any person to death, he must be put to death.

Leviticus 24:21 NET (New English Translation)

One who beats an animal to death must make restitution for it, but one who beats a person to death must be put to death.