Leviticus 24:18
Whoever kills an animal must make restitution — life for life.
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- Leviticus 24:21 Whoever kills an animal must make restitution, but whoever kills a man must be put to death.
- Exodus 21:34–36 the owner of the pit shall make restitution; he must pay its owner, and the dead animal will be his. If a man’s ox injures his neighbor’s ox and it dies, they must sell the live one and divide the proceeds; they also must divide the dead animal. But if it was known that the ox had a habit of goring, yet its owner failed to restrain it, he shall pay full compensation, ox for ox, and the dead animal will be his.