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Leviticus 24:18

Leviticus 24:18
And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour,.... Does him any hurt or mischief, causes any mutilation or deformity in him by striking him:

as he hath done, so shall it be done unto him: not that a…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Leviticus 24:10-23

Evil manners, we say, beget good laws. We have here an account of the evil manners of a certain nameless mongrel Israelite, and the good laws occasioned thereby.

I. The offender was the son of an…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

There is no exact parallel for this direction in Exodus 21-23. Exo 21:33-34 is dealing with a different case.

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