Exodus 21:23

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

But if the woman was hurt badly, then the man who hurt her must be punished. The punishment must fit the crime. You must trade one life for another life.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 19:21

“Don’t feel sorry about punishing someone who does wrong. If a life is taken, a life must be paid for it. The rule is an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, a foot for a foot—the punishment must equal the crime.

Numbers 35:31

“A murderer must be put to death. Don’t take money to change the punishment. That murderer must be killed.

Leviticus 24:19

“And whoever causes an injury to their neighbor must be given the same kind of injury:

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.