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Leviticus 24:21

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

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וּמַכֵּ֥הumakehand strikeנָכָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, participle, construct — “and strike”, a verb used as a describing wordH5221to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), [idiom] go forward, [idiom] indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, [idiom] surely, wound.בְהֵמָ֖הvehemahbeastבְּהֵמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “beast”, the ordinary formH929properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)beast, cattle.יְשַׁלְּמֶ֑נָּהyeshalmenahmake amendsשָׁלַםverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “make amends”, an unfinished actionH7999to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate (in various applications)make amends, (make an) end, finish, full, give again, make good, (re-) pay (again), (make) (to) (be at) peace(-able), that is perfect, perform, (make) prosper(-ous), recompense, render, requite, make restitution, restore, reward, [idiom] s…וּמַכֵּ֥הumakehand strikeנָכָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, participle, construct — “and strike”, a verb used as a describing wordH5221to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), [idiom] go forward, [idiom] indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, [idiom] surely, wound.אָדָ֖םadampersonאָדָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.יוּמָֽתyumatdieמוּתverb, hophal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “die”, an unfinished actionH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; and he that killeth a man shall be put to death.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

'And he who smiteth a beast repayeth it, and he who smiteth [the life of] man is put to death;

World English Bible

He who kills an animal shall make it good; and he who kills a man shall be put to death.

Darby Translation

He that smiteth a beast [mortally] shall make it good; and he that smiteth a man [mortally] shall be put to death.

Douay-Rheims

He that striketh a beast, shall render another. He that striketh a man shall be punished.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; and he that killeth a man shall be put to death.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Whosoever shall smite a man, and he shall die, let him die the death.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὃς ἂν πατάξῃ ἄνθρωπον, καὶ ἀποθάνῃ, θανάτῳ θανατούσθω.