Leviticus 24:20

Easy To Read Version

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.

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.

Matthew 5:38

“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ {\cf2\super [70]}

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.

Judges 1:7

Then the ruler of Bezek said, “I cut the thumbs and big toes off of 70 kings. And those kings had to eat pieces of food that fell from my table. Now God has paid me back for the things I did to those kings.” The men of Judah took the ruler of Bezek to Jerusalem and he died there.