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Leviticus 24:21

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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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  1. Leviticus 24:17–18Rank 1 from verse 21
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    17¶ And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death.

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

  2. Exodus 21:33Rank 2 from verse 21
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    33¶ And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein;

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Leviticus 24:21

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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restore

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Sense 1: To return, give back, or make restitution. Sense 2: To bring back to a former place, condition, health, possession, or relation.

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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put

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To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be.

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20Breach 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.

21And 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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22Ye 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.

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