Exodus 21:24

eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

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eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

BSB

eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

KJV

Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

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eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

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Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

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Matthew Henry · Verses 22–36

The cases here mentioned give rules of justice then, and still in use, for deciding similar matters. We are taught by these laws, that we must be very careful to do no wrong, either directly or indirectly. If we have done wrong, we must be very willing to make it good, and be desirous that nobody may lose by us.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.