Leviticus 24:21
And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
Ye shall have one manner of law,.... Respecting the above things, blaspheming of the name of God, taking away the life of man, or of any beast, and of doing damage to either:
as well for the…
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
A repetition, introduced apparently in order to emphasize the direction to exercise no discrimination (Lev 24:24) between -the stranger" and the -homeborn." P repeatedly urges this matter. Cp. Exo…