Exodus 21:23
Hebrew Text— Exodus 21:23But if any harm follows, then you must take life for life,
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‘Cursed is he who secretly kills his neighbor.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. It shall be done to him as he has injured someone.
You shall consume all the peoples whom Yahweh your God shall deliver to you. Your eye shall not pity them. You shall not serve their gods; for that would be a snare to you.
Your eye shall not pity him, but you shall purge the innocent blood from Israel that it may go well with you.
Your eyes shall not pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’
For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you.
Also, don’t concern yourselves about your belongings, for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours.”
If a man schemes and comes presumptuously on his neighbor to kill him, you shall take him from my altar, that he may die.
“If a man strikes his servant or his maid with a rod, and he dies under his hand, the man shall surely be punished.
If anyone injures his neighbor, it shall be done to him as he has done:
“ ‘Moreover you shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death. He shall surely be put to death.
then you shall cut off her hand. Your eye shall have no pity.
David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against Yahweh.” Nathan said to David, “Yahweh also has put away your sin. You will not die.
But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his place.
Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation. My tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness.
For you don’t delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it. You have no pleasure in burnt offering.
I will judge you, as women who break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will bring on you the blood of wrath and jealousy.
“If he fathers a son who is a robber who sheds blood, and who does any one of these things,