Leviticus 24:17
15 And you are to tell the Israelites, ‘If anyone curses his God, he shall bear the consequences of his sin.
16 Whoever blasphemes the name of the LORD must surely be put to death; the whole assembly must surely stone him, whether he is a foreign resident or native; if he blasphemes the Name, he must be put to death.
And if a man takes the life of anyone else, he must surely be put to death.
18 Whoever kills an animal must make restitution—life for life.
19 If anyone injures his neighbor, whatever he has done must be done to him:
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And if a man takes the life of anyone else, he must surely be put to death.
- KJV
- And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death.
- WEB
- “‘He who strikes any man mortally shall surely be put to death.
- ASV
- And he that smiteth any man mortally shall surely be put to death.
- DARBY
- And if any one smiteth any man mortally, he shall certainly be put to death.
- BLB
- And whoever kills any man, he must surely be put to death.
- ÅB
- Når en slår et menneske ihjel, skal han late livet.
- OTB
- ‘Enhver som tar et menneskeliv må dø.
- B1930
- Når en slår et menneske ihjel, skal han late livet.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 9:5–6
And surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting from anyone who takes the life of his fellow man:
Read in contextDeuteronomy 19:11–12
If, however, a man hates his neighbor and lies in wait, attacks him and kills him, and then flees to one of these cities,
Read in contextNumbers 35:30–31
If anyone kills a person, the murderer is to be put to death on the testimony of the witnesses. But no one is to be put to death based on the testimony of a lone witness.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 27:24
‘Cursed is he who strikes down his neighbor in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
Read in contextExodus 21:12–14
Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death.
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