🔥WEB · Exodus 21:24
What does Exodus 21:24 mean?
"eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,"
— Exodus 21:24 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
Notwithstanding, if he gets up after a day or two, he shall not be punished, for he is his property.
“If men fight and hurt a pregnant woman so that she gives birth prematurely, and yet no harm follows, he shall be surely fined as much as the woman’s husband demands and the judges allow.
But if any harm follows, then you must take life for life,
eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
burning for burning, wound for wound, and bruise for bruise.
“If a man strikes his servant’s eye, or his maid’s eye, and destroys it, he shall let him go free for his eye’s sake.
If he strikes out his male servant’s tooth, or his female servant’s tooth, he shall let him go free for his tooth’s sake.
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