Leviticus 24:20
“Breach, for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him againe.”
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Leviticus 24:20 Context
18And he that killeth a beast, shall make it good; beast for beast. 19And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shal it be done to him: 20Breach, for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him againe. 21And hee that killeth a beast, hee shall restore it: and hee that killeth a man, he shall be put to death. 22Ye shall haue one maner of law, aswell for the stranger, as for one of your owne countrey: for I am the Lord your God.
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Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him [again].
- King James Version
fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; just as he has injured a man, so it shall be inflicted on him.
- New American Standard Version (1995)