New American Standard Bible 1995

Leviticus 24:17-22

17‘Ifכִּ֥יkiH3588a manוְאִ֕ישׁve.'IshH376takesיַכֶּ֖הya.KehH5221the lifeנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of anyכָּל־kol-H3605humanאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120beingH5315,he shall surelyH4191be putH4191to deathH4191.

18The one whotakesוּמַכֵּ֥הu.ma.KehH5221the lifeנֶֽפֶשׁ־ne.fesh-H5315of an animalבְּהֵמָ֖הbe.he.MahH929shall makeH7999it goodH7999,lifeנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315for lifeנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315.

19Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588a manוְאִ֕ישׁve.'IshH376injuresיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414 H4140his neighborבַּעֲמִית֑וֹba.'a.mi.ToH5997,justH3512as he has doneעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651it shall be doneיֵעָ֥שֶׂהye.'A.sehH6213to him:

20fractureשֶׁ֚בֶרShe.verH7667for fractureשֶׁ֔בֶרShe.verH7667,eyeעַ֚יִן'A.yinH5869for eyeעַ֔יִן'A.yinH5869,toothשֵׁ֖ןshenH8127for toothשֵׁ֑ןShenH8127;justH3512as he hasinjuredיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414 H4140a manבָּֽאָדָ֔םba.'a.DamH120,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651it shall beinflictedיִנָּ֥תֶןyi.Na.tenH5414on him.

21Thus the one whokillsוּמַכֵּ֥הu.ma.KehH5221an animalבְהֵמָ֖הve.he.MahH929shall makeH7999it goodH7999, but the one whokillsוּמַכֵּ֥הu.ma.KehH5221a manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120shall be putיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191to deathH4191.

22There shall beoneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259standardמִשְׁפַּ֤טmish.PatH4941for you; it shall be for the strangerכַּגֵּ֥רka.GerH1616as well as the nativeכָּאֶזְרָ֖חka.'ez.RachH249,for I am the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.’”

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