complete verse (Leviticus 24:18)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 24:18:

  • Kupsabiny: “And the one who has killed an animal of another person, is to compensate (for it). The law is life for a life.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “If one [lit.: any] person kills the animal of another [lit. of any] person, the one who did the killing must give the owner of the animal a replacement.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “And the person who kills the animal of another he must replace/[lit. exchange] this with a living (one) because/for that/(it) (was) alive when he killed (it).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “And anyone who kills another person’s animal must give that person a live animal to replace the one that he killed.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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