Leviticus 24:18

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Whoever will have struck down an animal shall repay its equivalent, that is, a life for a life.

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If a man digs or opens a cistern, and does not cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it,

Whoever will have inflicted a blemish on any of his citizens, just as he has done, so shall it be done to him:

Whoever strikes down a beast, shall repay another. Whoever strikes a man shall be punished.

being convicted of the offense, he shall restore