Leviticus 24:21

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And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death.Whoever kills an animal must make restitution, but whoever kills a man must be put to death.

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In other translations

And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death.Whoever kills an animal must make restitution, but whoever kills a man must be put to death.

Hebrew words

וּמַכֵּהumakehand [one who] strikes downH5221בְהֵמָהvehemahan animalH929יְשַׁלְּמֶנָּהyeshallemenahhe will repay itH7999וּמַכֵּהumakehand [one who] strikes downH5221אָדָם'adama personH120יוּמָת׃yumathe will be put to deathH4191

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

Related verses

Leviticus 24:17-18
¹⁷ And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death. ¹⁸ And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.¹⁷ 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.
Exodus 21:33
And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein;If a man opens or digs a pit and fails to cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it,

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