Exodus 21:24
eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
In The King James Version
Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
In Context
23Soothly if the death of her followeth (or And if her death followeth), he shall yield life for life,
25burning for burning, wound for wound, sore for sore.
Cross References
Leviticus 24:19If a man giveth a wem to any of his citizens (or If a man giveth a wound, or an injury, to any of his fellow citizens), as he did, so be it done to him;
Judges 1:6And Adonibezek fled, whom they pursued, and took (hold of), and they cut off the ends of his hands and of his feet.
Matthew 5:38Ye have heard that it hath been said, Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.
Luke 6:38Give ye, and it shall be given to you. They shall give into your bosom a good measure, and well-filled, and shaken together, and overflowing; for by the same measure, by which ye mete, it shall be meted again to you, (or for by the same measure, by which ye measure, it shall be measured unto you).
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 →