Imamat 24:19
Konteks24:19 If a man inflicts an injury on 1 his fellow citizen, 2 just as he has done it must be done to him –
Ulangan 19:21
Konteks19:21 You must not show pity; the principle will be a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, and a foot for a foot. 3
[24:19] 1 tn Heb “gives a flaw in”; KJV, ASV “cause a blemish in.”
[24:19] 2 tn Or “neighbor” (so NAB, NASB, NIV); TEV, NLT “another person.”
[19:21] 3 sn This kind of justice is commonly called lex talionis or “measure for measure” (cf. Exod 21:23-25; Lev 24:19-20). It is likely that it is the principle that is important and not always a strict application. That is, the punishment should fit the crime and it may do so by the payment of fines or other suitable and equitable compensation (cf. Exod 22:21; Num 35:31). See T. S. Frymer-Kensky, “Tit for Tat: The Principle of Equal Retribution in Near Eastern and Biblical Law,” BA 43 (1980): 230-34.