Leviticus 24:21

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Leviticus 24:21 (WEB)
He who kills an animal shall make it good; and he who kills a man shall be put to death.

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Tertullian, An Answer to the Jews Chapter 3
“For the wont of the old law was to avenge itself by the vengeance of the glaive, and to pluck out “eye for eye,” and to inflict retaliatory revenge for injury.” — editor's note: Comp. Ex. xxi. 24, 25; Lev. xxiv. 17–22; Deut. xix. 11–21; Matt. v. 38.
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Isaiah 66:3
Leviticus 24:21 and Isaiah 66:3 share the same wording (9 words).

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PassageAn Answer to the Jews Chapter 3

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