Leviticus 24:19
And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him;
Leviticus 24:19 in other translations
| BSB | If anyone injures his neighbor, whatever he has done must be done to him: |
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| WEB | If anyone injures his neighbor, it shall be done to him as he has done: |
| ASV | And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbor; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him: |
| YLT | ‘And when a man putteth a blemish in his fellow, as he hath done so it is done to him; |
| DARBY | And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour, as he hath done, so shall it be done to him; |
| BBE | And if a man does damage to his neighbour, as he has done, so let it be done to him; |
| Webster | And if a man shall cause a blemish in his neighbor; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him; |
What does Leviticus 24:19 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 24:17-22
17-22. he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death--These verses contain a repetition of some other laws, relating to offenses of a social nature, the penalties for which were to be inflicted, not by the hand of private parties, but through the medium of the judges before whom the cause was brought.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 24:10-23
This offender was the son of an Egyptian father, and an Israelitish mother. The notice of his parents shows the common ill effect of mixed marriages. A standing law for the stoning of blasphemers was made upon this occasion. Great stress is laid upon this law. It extends to the strangers among them, as well as to those born in the land. Strangers, as well as native Israelites, should be entitled to the benefit of…
Leviticus 24:19 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Leviticus 24:19
- Matthew 7:2
For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
- Matthew 5:38
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
- Deuteronomy 19:21
And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
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Context
- Leviticus 24:18
And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.
- Leviticus 24:19
And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him;
- Leviticus 24:20
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.
Leviticus 24:19 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y el que causare lesión en su prójimo, según hizo, así le sea hecho: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et si un homme a causé quelque mal corporel à son prochain, il lui sera fait comme il a fait: |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und wenn jemand seinem Nächsten eine Verletzung zufügt: wie er getan hat, also soll ihm getan werden: |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Qui irrogaverit maculam cuilibet civium suorum, sicut fecit, sic fiet ei: |