Exodus 21:24
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Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

Exodus 21:26,27 If any man strike the eye of his manservant or maidservant, and leave them but one eye, he shall let them go free for the eye which he put out. . . .

Leviticus 24:19,20 He that giveth a blemish to any of his neighbours: as he hath done, so shall it be done to him: . . .

Deuteronomy 19:21 Thou shalt not pity him, but shalt require life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

Judges 1:6,7 And Adonibezec fled: and they pursued after him and took him, and cut off his fingers and toes. . . .

1 Samuel 15:33 And Samuel said: As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed him in pieces before the Lord in Galgal.

Matthew 5:38-40 You have heard that it hath been said: An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. . . .

Matthew 7:2 For with what judgment you judge, you shall be judged: and with what measure you mete, it shall be measured to you again.

Luke 6:38 Give: and it shall be given to you: good measure and pressed down and shaken together and running over shall they give into your bosom. For with the same measure that you shall mete withal, it shall be measured to you again.

Revelation 16:6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets: and thou hast given them blood to drink. For they are worthy.

Context
Personal Injury Laws
23But if her death ensue thereupon, he shall render life for life, 24Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,25Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.…
Cross References
Matthew 5:38
You have heard that it hath been said: An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.

Exodus 21:25
Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.

Leviticus 24:20
Breach for breach, eye for ere, tooth for tooth, shall he restore. What blemish he gave, the like shall he be compelled to suffer.

Deuteronomy 19:21
Thou shalt not pity him, but shalt require life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

Lexicon
eye
עַ֚יִן (‘a·yin)
Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5869: An eye, a fountain

for
תַּ֣חַת (ta·ḥaṯ)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of

eye,
עַ֔יִן (‘a·yin)
Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5869: An eye, a fountain

tooth
שֵׁ֖ן (šên)
Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 8127: A tooth, ivory, a cliff

for
תַּ֣חַת (ta·ḥaṯ)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of

tooth,
שֵׁ֑ן (šên)
Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 8127: A tooth, ivory, a cliff

hand
יָ֚ד (yāḏ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand

for
תַּ֣חַת (ta·ḥaṯ)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of

hand,
יָ֔ד (yāḏ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand

foot
רֶ֖גֶל (re·ḡel)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7272: A foot, a step, the pudenda

for
תַּ֥חַת (ta·ḥaṯ)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of

foot,
רָֽגֶל׃ (rā·ḡel)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7272: A foot, a step, the pudenda


Additional Translations
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