Jewish%20thought for Bava Kamma 166:15

אמרי דנין ניזקין מניזקין ואין דנין ניזקין ממיתה אדרבה דנין אדם מאדם ואין דנין אדם מבהמה

— We speak of the <i>effect</i> of smiting implied in this text and of the <i>effect</i> of smiting implied in the other text: just as smiting mentioned in the case of beast refers to the payment of compensation, so also does smiting in the case of man refer to the payment of compensation. But is it not written: <i>And he that smiteth<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' E.V.: 'killeth'. ');">¹³</span></i>

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