Leviticus 24:17

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Anyone who kills a human being shall be put to death.

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:13

David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” Nathan said to David, “Now the Lord has put away your sin; you shall not die.

2 Kings 11:16

So they laid hands on her; she went through the horses’ entrance to the king’s house, and there she was put to death.

Exodus 20:13

“You shall not murder.

Leviticus 24:21

One who kills an animal shall make restitution for it, but one who kills a human being shall be put to death.

Numbers 35:16

“But anyone who strikes another with an iron object, and death ensues, is a murderer; the murderer shall be put to death.

Deuteronomy 27:24

“ ‘Cursed be anyone who strikes down a neighbor in secret.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen!’

Deuteronomy 5:17

“ ‘You shall not murder.