If anyone injures his neighbor, it shall be done to him as he has done:
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If anyone injures his neighbor, it shall be done to him as he has done:
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And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him;
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And if a man maim his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him:
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Passages linked to Leviticus 24:19 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Deuteronomy 19:21 Your eyes shall not pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
- Matthew 5:38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’
- Matthew 7:2 For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Lev 24:19 And if a man cause a blemish…
Lev 24:19 And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him;
Ver. 19. As he hath done.] God loves to retaliate; it is his usual manner of proceeding in punishing.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth,....…
Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth,.... Which is not to be taken strictly or literally, but for the price or value of those, which is to be given in a pecuniary way; See Gill on Exo 21:24, Exo 21:25,
as he hath caused a blemish in a man, shall it be done to him; unless he gives satisfaction, and pays a valuable consideration for it.
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Blemish. Hebrew mum, denotes any thing by which the…
Blemish. Hebrew mum, denotes any thing by which the body is disfigured or hurt. (Menochius)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 19. Cp. Exo_21:23-25. The lex talionis or law of…
19. Cp. Exo_21:23-25. The lex talionis or law of retaliation bulks largely in the Code of Hammurabi (op. cit.), e.g. in the case of human life, §§ 116, 210, 219, 229; of tooth for tooth, § 200; of eye for eye, § 196; and so of ox for ox, §§ 245, 263; of sheep for sheep, § 263; and of goods for goods, § 232. Cp. the Koran, Sura, 2. 173 ff.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (19, 20) And if a man cause a blemish.—See…
(19, 20) And if a man cause a blemish.—See Exo_21:24-25.
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Connecting Statement:
Connecting Statement:
God continues telling Moses what the people must do when someone does something bad.
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it must be done to him
This can be stated in active form. AT: "you must do to him" (See: Active or Passive)
fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth
These phrases emphasize that a person should receive the same harm he did to someone else.
fracture for fracture
This refers to broken bones. AT: "broken bone for broken bone" or "If he breaks someone's bone, one of his bones must be broken" or "If he breaks someone's bone, they will break one of his bones" (See: Idiom)
eye for eye
This refers to eyes being seriously injured or gouged out. AT: "If he destroys someone's eye, one of his bones must be destroyed" or "If he destroys someone's eye, they will destroy his eye" (See: Idiom)
tooth for tooth
This refers to teeth being knocked out of the mouth. AT: "If he knocks out someone's tooth, one of his teeth must be knocked out" or "If he knocks out someone's tooth, they will knock out one of his teeth" (See: Idiom)
anyone who kills a person must be put to death
This can be stated in active form. AT: "they must put to death anyone who kills a person" (See: Active or Passive)
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