Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
'And when a man smiteth any soul of man, he is certainly put to death.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death.
Holman Bible
“If a man kills anyone, he must be put to death.
International Standard Version
"If a man beats a human being to death, he is certainly to be executed,
A Conservative Version
And he who smites any man mortally shall surely be put to death.
American Standard Version
And he that smiteth any man mortally shall surely be put to death.
Amplified
‘If a man takes the life of any human being [unlawfully], he shall most certainly be put to death.
Bible in Basic English
And anyone who takes another's life is certainly to be put to death.
Darby Translation
And if any one smiteth any man mortally, he shall certainly be put to death.
Julia Smith Translation
And when a man shall smite any soul of man, dying, he shall die.
King James 2000
And he that kills any man shall surely be put to death.
Lexham Expanded Bible
" 'And when a man kills any human being, he certainly shall be put to death.
Modern King James verseion
And he who kills any man shall surely be put to death.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"He that killeth any man, shall die for it,
NET Bible
"'If a man beats any person to death, he must be put to death.
New Heart English Bible
"'He who strikes any man mortally shall surely be put to death.
The Emphasized Bible
And, when, any man, by smiting taketh the life of any human being, he shall be surely put to death,
Webster
And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death.
World English Bible
"'He who strikes any man mortally shall surely be put to death.
Topics
Interlinear
Nakah
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Leviticus 24:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
An Example Of Just And Fair Punishment
16 and he who is execrating the name of Jehovah is certainly put to death; all the company do certainly cast stones at him; as a sojourner so a native, in his execrating the Name, is put to death. 17 'And when a man smiteth any soul of man, he is certainly put to death. 18 'And he who smiteth a beast repayeth it, body for body.
Cross References
Genesis 9:5-6
'And only your blood for your lives do I require; from the hand of every living thing I require it, and from the hand of man, from the hand of every man's brother I require the life of man;
Deuteronomy 19:11-12
And when a man is hating his neighbour, and hath lain in wait for him, and risen against him, and smitten him -- the life, and he hath died, and he hath fled unto one of these cities,
Exodus 21:12-14
'He who smiteth a man so that he hath died, is certainly put to death;
Numbers 35:30-31
whoso smiteth a person, by the mouth of witnesses doth one slay the murderer; and one witness doth not testify against a person -- to die.
Deuteronomy 27:24
Cursed is he who is smiting his neighbour in secret, -- and all the people have said, Amen.