Exodus 21:23
But if a serious injury results, then you must require a life for a life—
BSB
ASV
But if any harm follow, then thou shalt give life for life,
KJV
And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,
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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.
