Exodus 21:23
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But if a serious injury results, then you must require a life for a life—”
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BSBPD
“But if a serious injury results, then you must require a life for a life—”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“But if any harm follow, then thou shalt give life for life,”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“and if there is mischief, then thou hast given life for life,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Exodus 21:23 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 24:19If anyone injures his neighbor, whatever he has done must be done to him:
- Leviticus 24:20fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. Just as he injured the other person, the same must be inflicted on him.
- 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.
- Deuteronomy 19:21You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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