Passage

Leviticus 24.20

Book: Leviticus · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

'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)

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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.

H0120 - adam, adam, Strong's H0120

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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 (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
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.

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