# Leviticus 24.20 **Book:** [Leviticus](/codex/leviticus/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 18. And he that smiteth a beast mortally shall make it good, life for life. 19. And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbor; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him: > > **20. breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be rendered unto him.** > > 21. And he that killeth a beast shall make it good: and he that killeth a man shall be put to death. 22. Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the sojourner, as for the home-born: for I am Jehovah your God. (Leviticus 24:18-22, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 18. He who strikes an animal mortally shall make it good, life for life. 19. If anyone injures his neighbor; as he has done, so shall it be done to him: > > **20. fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he has injured someone, so shall it be done to him.** > > 21. He who kills an animal shall make it good; and he who kills a man shall be put to death. 22. You shall have one kind of law for the foreigner as well as the native-born; for I am Yahweh your God.’” (Leviticus 24:18-22, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 18. And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast. beast for: Heb. life for life 19. And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him; > > **20. Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again.** > > 21. And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death. 22. Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one of your own country: for I am the LORD your God. (Leviticus 24:18-22, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 18. 'And he who smiteth a beast repayeth it, body for body. 19. 'And when a man putteth a blemish in his fellow, as he hath done so it is done to him; > > **20. breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he putteth a blemish in a man so it is done in him.** > > 21. 'And he who smiteth a beast repayeth it, and he who smiteth [the life of] man is put to death; 22. one judgment is to you; as a sojourner so is a native; for I [am] Jehovah your God.' (Leviticus 24:18-22, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Concepts:** - [Biblical Forgiveness](/codex/biblical-forgiveness/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.