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And if a manוְאִישׁ כִּיstrikesיַכֶּהmortallyכָּל נֶפֶשׁany human being,אָדָםhe shall surelyמוֹתbe put to death.יוּמָת
Leviticus 24:17
Study it in the app“And if a man strikes mortally any human being, he shall surely be put to death.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 24:17, word by word
- And if a manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- strikesיַכֶּהyake
strike dead
To strike dead, kill.
Where else “yake” appears- mortallyנֶפֶשׁnefesh
life
Life, when it is at stake.
Where else “nefesh” appears- any human beingאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- he shall surelyמוֹתmot
be put to death
To lose one's life as punishment.
Where else “mot” appears
The context
16And whoever blasphemes the name of YHWH shall surely be put to death; all the community shall surely stone him; the resident alien as well as the native, when he blasphemes the Name, shall be put to death.
17 · This verse (above)
18And whoever strikes a beast mortally shall make it good, life for life.