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Leviticus 24:20

Leviticus 24:20 is verse 20 of Leviticus chapter 24, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. Just as he injured the other person, the same must be inflicted on him.

Cited in Matthew 5:38

Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again.

fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. It shall be done to him as he has injured someone.

Leviticus 24:18–22 · Berean Standard Bible

18 Whoever kills an animal must make restitution—life for life.

19 If anyone injures his neighbor, whatever he has done must be done to him:

20 fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. Just as he injured the other person, the same must be inflicted on him.

21 Whoever kills an animal must make restitution, but whoever kills a man must be put to death.

22 You are to have the same standard of law for the foreign resident and the native; for I am the LORD your God.’”

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Exodus 21:23
But if a serious injury results, then you must require a life for a life—

Exodus 21:24
eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

Exodus 21:25
burn for burn, wound for wound, and stripe for stripe.

Deuteronomy 19:21
You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.

Matthew 5:38
You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’