"Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him {again…" — Leviticus 24:20

Leviticus 24:20 · KJV

“Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him {again}.”

— Leviticus 24:20

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

And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death.

Leviticus 24 — Context

And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast. {beast for...: Heb. life for life}

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

Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him {again}.

And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death.

Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one of your own country: for I {am} the LORD your God.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 19:21

And thine eye shall not pity; {but} life {shall go} for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

Matthew 5:38

Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

Exodus 21:23-25

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