Exodus 21:23

And if [any] mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,

And if any mischief follow {H611}, then thou shalt give {H5414} life {H5315} for life {H5315},

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

But if a serious injury results, then you must require a life for a life—

But if any harm follow, then thou shalt give life for life,

Commentary

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Cross-References

  • Deuteronomy 19:21 (4 votes)

    And thine eye shall not pity; [but] life [shall go] for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

  • Numbers 35:31 (2 votes)

    Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which [is] guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death.

  • Leviticus 24:19 (1 votes)

    And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him;