Leviticus 24:17

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“And if a man takes the life of anyone else, he must surely be put to death.”

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BSBPD

“And if a man takes the life of anyone else, he must surely be put to death.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And he that smiteth any man mortally shall surely be put to death.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`And when a man smiteth any soul of man, he is certainly put to death.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Leviticus 24:17 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 9:5And surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting from anyone who takes the life of his fellow man:
  2. Genesis 9:6Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.
  3. Exodus 21:12Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death.
  4. Numbers 35:30If anyone kills a person, the murderer is to be put to death on the testimony of the witnesses. But no one is to be put to death based on the testimony of a lone witness.
  5. Deuteronomy 19:11If, however, a man hates his neighbor and lies in wait, attacks him and kills him, and then flees to one of these cities,
  6. Deuteronomy 27:24‘Cursed is he who strikes down his neighbor in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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