Bible Verses About Assault and Battery: Laws concerning

"If two people fight, and one hits the other with a stone or with his fist, and the injured party doesn't die but is confined to his bed;

then, if he recovers enough to be able to walk around outside, even if with a cane, the attacker will be free of liability, except to compensate him for his loss of time and take responsibility for his care until his recovery is complete.

"If people are fighting with each other and happen to hurt a pregnant woman so badly that her unborn child dies, then, even if no other harm follows, he must be fined. He must pay the amount set by the woman's husband and confirmed by judges.

But if any harm follows, then you are to give life for life,

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

burn for burn, wound for wound and bruise for bruise.

"If a person hits his male or female slave's eye and destroys it, he must let him go free in compensation for his eye.

If he knocks out his male or female slave's tooth, he must let him go free in compensation for his tooth.

"If a case comes before you at your city gate which is too difficult for you to judge, concerning bloodshed, civil suit, personal injury or any other controversial issue; you are to get up, go to the place which ADONAI your God will choose,

and appear before the cohanim, who are L'vi'im, and the judge in office at the time. Seek their opinion, and they will render a verdict for you.

You will then act according to what they have told you there in that place which ADONAI will choose; you are to take care to act according to all their instructions.

In accordance with the Torah they teach you, you are to carry out the judgment they render, not turning aside to the right or the left from the verdict they declare to you.

Anyone presumptuous enough not to pay attention to the cohen appointed there to serve ADONAI your God or to the judge - that person must die. Thus you will exterminate such wickedness from Isra'el -

"You have heard that our fathers were told, `Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.'

But I tell you not to stand up against someone who does you wrong. On the contrary, if someone hits you on the right cheek, let him hit you on the left cheek too!