Exodus 21:23

But if death take place, thou shalt give life for life,

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

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

In Context

22If men contending strike a woman with child and she miscarry, but die not, fined he shall be fined, as the husband of the woman may set upon him, and he shall give according to the sentence of judgment.

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

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Cross References

Leviticus 24:20Bruise for bruise, eye for eye, tooth for tooth as he hath inflicted a blemish upon a man, it shall be done to him.

Deuteronomy 19:21And thine eye shall not have pity: 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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