Exodus 21:23

But if mischief happen, then thou shalt give life for life,

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

22And if men strive together, and strike a woman with child, so that she be delivered, and no mischief happen, he shall in any case be fined, according as the woman's husband shall impose on him, and shall give it as the judges estimate.

24eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

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Cross References

Leviticus 24:20breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him.

Deuteronomy 19:21And thine eye shall not spare: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 21:23-36

22 If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine. 23 And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life, 24 Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25 Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe. 26 And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it perish; he shall… Read the whole commentary →

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