Leviticus 24:20 “fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. Just as he injure…”

Leviticus 24:20

fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. Just as he injured the other person, the same must be inflicted on him.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. It shall be done to him as he has injured someone.

American Standard Version

breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be rendered unto him.

Geneva Bible 1599

Breache for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: such a blemish as he hath made in any, such shalbe repayed to him.

Darby Translation

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.

Young's Literal Translation

breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he putteth a blemish in a man so it is done in him.

Bible in Basic English

Wound for wound, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; whatever damage he has done, so let it be done to him.

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In context

19If anyone injures his neighbor, whatever he has done must be done to him:

21Whoever kills an animal must make restitution, but whoever kills a man must be put to death.

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