Leviticus 24:14-22

English Standard Version

¹⁴^(A)“Bring out of the camp the one who cursed, and let all who heard him ^(B)lay their hands on his head, and let all the congregation stone him. ¹⁵And speak to the people of Israel, saying, Whoever curses his God shall ^(C)bear his sin. ¹⁶Whoever ^(D)blasphemes the name of the Lord shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall stone him. The sojourner as well as the native, when he blasphemes the Name, shall be put to death.

An Eye for an Eye

¹⁷^(E)“Whoever takes a human life shall surely be put to death. ¹⁸^(F)Whoever takes an animal's life shall make it good, life for life. ¹⁹If anyone injures his neighbor, ^(G)as he has done it shall be done to him, ²⁰fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; whatever injury he has given a person shall be given to him. ²¹^(H)Whoever kills an animal shall make it good, ^(I)and whoever kills a person shall be put to death. ²²You shall have the ^(J)same rule for the sojourner and for the native, for I am the Lord your God.”