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NASB | Exodus 21:24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Exodus 21:24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, |
Bible Question: Does it actually say "AN EYE FOR AN EYE, A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH" in the Bible? |
Bible Answer: Dear mamametal, Yes, that phrase is in Scripture: "But if there is any further injury, then you shall appoint as a penalty life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise." (Exodus 21:23-25 NASB) It was a unique and merciful expression of punitive recompense. God is instructing Israel to take NO MORE than an eye for an eye or a tooth for a tooth. In Him, Doc |