And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,
But if any harm follow, then thou shalt give life for life,
and if there is mischief, then thou hast given life for life,
But if mischief happen, then thou shalt give life for life,
Exodus — Deliverance, covenant, presence. A slave-people redeemed from Egypt, brought to Sinai, and given a tabernacle so that God might dwell among them.
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And if any mischief follow,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed
God often executes it in the course of his providence, making the punishment, in many cases, to answer to the sin, as Judg. i. Magistrates ought to have an eye to this rule in punishing offenders, and doing right to those that are injured.
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan
The verses this one reaches7
You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.
Then Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have gathered the scraps under my table. As I have done to them, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.
Give back to her as she has done to others; pay her back double for what she has done; mix her a double portion in her own cup.
You are not to accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who deserves to die; he must surely be put to death.
fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. Just as he injured the other person, the same must be inflicted on him.
“If anyone is destined for captivity, into captivity he will go; if anyone is to die by the sword, by the sword he must be killed.” Here is a call for the perseverance and faith of the saints.
If anyone injures his neighbor, whatever he has done must be done to him:
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
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Deuteronomy 19:21You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.
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You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’
But if a serious injury results, then you must require a life for a life—
You must show him no pity. You are to purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood, that it may go well with you.
And if a man takes the life of anyone else, he must surely be put to death.
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Leviticus 24:19If anyone injures his neighbor, whatever he has done must be done to him:
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You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’
For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.
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Numbers 35:31You are not to accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who deserves to die; he must surely be put to death.
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When the news reached Joab, who had conspired with Adonijah but not with Absalom, he fled to the tent of the LORD and took hold of the horns of the altar.
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