مِنْ From أَجْلِ time ذَٰلِكَ that كَتَبْنَا We ordained عَلَىٰ on بَنِىٓ (the) Children إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ (of) Israel أَنَّهُۥ that he مَن who قَتَلَ kills نَفْسًۢا a soul بِغَيْرِ other than نَفْسٍ (for) a soul أَوْ or فَسَادٍۢ (for) spreading corruption فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth فَكَأَنَّمَا then (it) is as if قَتَلَ he has killed ٱلنَّاسَ mankind جَمِيعًۭا all وَمَنْ and whoever أَحْيَاهَا saves it فَكَأَنَّمَآ then (it) is as if أَحْيَا he has saved ٱلنَّاسَ mankind جَمِيعًۭا ۚ all وَلَقَدْ And surely جَآءَتْهُمْ came to them رُسُلُنَا Our Messengers بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ with clear Signs ثُمَّ yet إِنَّ indeed كَثِيرًۭا many مِّنْهُم of them بَعْدَ after ذَٰلِكَ that فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth لَمُسْرِفُونَ (are) surely those who commit excesses ٣٢
Because of that, We decreed upon the Children of Israel that whoever kills a soul unless for a soul or for corruption [done] in the land - it is as if he had slain mankind entirely. And whoever saves one - it is as if he had saved mankind entirely. And Our messengers had certainly come to them with clear proofs. Then indeed many of them, [even] after that, throughout the land, were transgressors.
— Come To Light