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Exodus 21:23
Exodus 21:23 is verse 23 of Exodus chapter 21, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
But if a serious injury results, then you must require a life for a life—
King James Version
And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,
World English Bible
But if any harm follows, then you must take life for life,
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Exodus 21:21–25 · Berean Standard Bible
21 However, if the servant gets up after a day or two, the owner shall not be punished, since the servant is his property.
22 If men who are fighting strike a pregnant woman and her child is born prematurely, but there is no further injury, he shall surely be fined as the woman’s husband demands and as the court allows.
23 But if a serious injury results, then you must require a life for a life—
24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
25 burn for burn, wound for wound, and stripe for stripe.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Numbers 35:31You are not to accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who deserves to die; he must surely be put to death.