Exodus 21:23

Easy To Read Version

But if the woman was hurt badly, [138] then the man who hurt her must be punished. {If a person is killed, then the person who caused it must be killed.} You must trade one life for another life.

Cross References

Leviticus 24:19

“And if a person causes an injury to his neighbor, then the same kind of injury must be given that person.

Leviticus 24:20

A broken bone for a broken bone; an eye for an eye; and a tooth for a tooth. The same kind of injury a person gives another person must be given that person.

Numbers 35:31

“If a person is a murderer, then he must be put to death. Don’t take money and change his punishment. That murderer must be killed.

Deuteronomy 19:21

{“Punishment must be as severe as the crime.} Don’t feel sorry about punishing a person that does wrong. If a person takes a life, then he must pay with his own life. The rule is: an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, a foot for a foot.