Leviticus 24:18
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Whoever kills an animal must make restitution— life for life.

Young's Literal Translation
‘And he who smiteth a beast repayeth it, body for body.

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

Hebrew
Whoever kills
וּמַכֵּ֥ה (ū·mak·kêh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5221: To strike

an animal
בְּהֵמָ֖ה (bə·hê·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 929: A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal

must make restitution—
יְשַׁלְּמֶ֑נָּה (yə·šal·lə·men·nāh)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 7999: To be safe, to be, completed, to be friendly, to reciprocate

life
נֶֽפֶשׁ־ (ne·p̄eš-)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

for
תַּ֥חַת (ta·ḥaṯ)
Preposition
Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of

life.
נֶ֖פֶשׁ (ne·p̄eš)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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