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Leviticus 24:18 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Leviticus 24:18Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Leviticus 24:187 words
וּמַכֵּהûmakēhAnd strike
נֶפֶשׁnep̄ešSoul
בְּהֵמָהbəhēmāhDumb
יְשַׁלְּמֶנָּהyəšaləmenāhBe safe
נֶפֶשׁnep̄ešSoul
תַּחַתtaḥatBottom
נָפֶשׁnāp̄ešSoul
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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וּמַכֵּהûmakēhAnd strike
נֶפֶשׁnep̄ešSoul
בְּהֵמָהbəhēmāhDumb
יְשַׁלְּמֶנָּהyəšaləmenāhBe safe
נֶפֶשׁnep̄ešSoul
תַּחַתtaḥatBottom
נָפֶשׁnāp̄ešSoul

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