“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’
“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.
you must punish them with the same punishment the other person would have received. In this way you will remove this evil from your group.
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You must not commit adultery.’
“You have heard that it was said to our people long ago, ‘You must not murder anyone. Any person who commits murder will be judged.’