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And whoever strikesוּמַכֵּהa beastבְּהֵמָהmortallyנֶפֶשׁshall make it good,יְשַׁלְּמֶנָּהlifeנֶפֶשׁforתַּחַתlife.נָפֶשׁ
Leviticus 24:18
Study it in the app“And whoever strikes a beast mortally shall make it good, life for life.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 24:18, word by word
- And whoever strikesמַכֵּהmake
strike dead
To strike dead, kill.
Where else “make” appears- a beastבְּהֵמָהbehema
beast
Animals in general.
Where else “behema” appears- mortallyנֶפֶשׁnefesh
life
Life, when it is at stake.
Where else “nefesh” appears- shall make it goodיְשַׁלְּמֶyeshalme
repay
To settle a debt, give back; keep a vow.
Where else “yeshalme” appears
The context
17And if a man strikes mortally any human being, he shall surely be put to death.
18 · This verse (above)
19And if a man inflicts a defect on his neighbor, as he has done, so it shall be done to him: