Leviticus 24:17

“‘If a man beats any person to death, ¹  he must be put to death.

"‘If anyone takes the life of a human being, he must be put to death.

‘If a man takes the life of any human being, he shall surely be put to death.

"Anyone who takes another person’s life must be put to death.

"Anyone who hits and kills a fellow human must be put to death.

And anyone who takes another’s life is certainly to be put to death.

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

‘Whoever kills any man shall surely be put to death.

“‘If a man beats any person to death, ¹  he must be put to death.

¹ tn Heb “And if a man strikes any soul [נֶפֶשׁ, nefesh] of mankind.” The idiom seems to derive from the idea of striking a fatal blow to the very “life” (literally, “soul”) of a human being, not just landing a blow on their body (HALOT 698 s.v. נכה hif.2). On the difficult of the meaning and significance of the term נֶפֶשׁ see the notes on Lev 17:10-11.