Leviticus 24:19 BSB

Leviticus 24:19

If anyone injures his neighbor, whatever he has done must be done to him:

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

And, it should seem, this is it that brings in these laws here, to show how equitable it was that strangers as well as Israelites should be punished for blasphemy, because strangers as well as Israelites were punishable for other crimes.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְאִ֕ישׁ	ve.'Ish	and anyone	H376 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	if	H3588 →
יִתֵּ֥ן	yi.Ten	he will make	H5414 →
מ֖וּם	mum	a blemish	H3971 →
בַּעֲמִית֑וֹ	ba.'a.mi.To	on fellow citizen his	H5997 →
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר	ka.'a.Sher	just as	H834 →
עָשָׂ֔ה	'a.Sah	he has done	H6213 →
כֵּ֖ן	ken	so	H3651 →
יֵעָ֥שֶׂה	ye.'A.seh	it will be done	H6213 →
לּֽוֹ׃	lo	to <the> him

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

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Where the connections lead

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.

Through
Matthew 5:38
You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’
leads to
- Leviticus 24:19–20
  If anyone injures his neighbor, whatever he has done must be done to him:
- Deuteronomy 19:21
  You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.
- Exodus 21:22–27
  If men who are fighting strike a pregnant woman and her child is born prematurely, but there is no further injury, he shall surely be fined as the woman’s husband demands and as the…
Through
Matthew 7:2
For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
leads to
- James 2:13
  For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
- Mark 4:24
  He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more will be added to you.
- Obadiah 1:15
  For the Day of the LORD is near for all the nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your recompense will return upon your own head.
- Luke 6:38
  Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured…
Through
Deuteronomy 19:21
You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.
leads to
- Matthew 5:38–39
  You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Leviticus

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Leviticus