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Leviticus 24:19–20

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19And when a man causesf a physical defect in his fellow citizen according tog what he has done, so it shall be done to him: 20fracture in place of fracture, eye in place of eye, tooth in place of tooth—according toh the physical defect he causesi to the person, likewise it shall be causedj to him.

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Footnotes

  1. fLiterally “gives”
  2. gLiterally “as that”
  3. hLiterally “as that”
  4. iLiterally “gives”
  5. jLiterally “given”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

If anyone injures his neighbor, as he has done it shall be done to him, fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; whatever injury he has given a person shall be given to him.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Anyone who injures their neighbor is to be injured in the same manner: fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. The one who has inflicted the injury must suffer the same injury.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

If any man inflicts a permanent injury on his neighbor, whatever he has done is to be done to him: fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. Whatever injury he inflicted on the person, the same is to be inflicted on him.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Anyone who injures another person must be dealt with according to the injury inflicted—a fracture for a fracture, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. Whatever anyone does to injure another person must be paid back in kind.

KJV 1900King James Version

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