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Exodus 21:23
But if any harm follows, then you must take life for life,
Exodus 21:23 · New Heart English Bible
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Exodus 21:23 in other translations
And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,
But if a serious injury results, then you must require a life for a life—
But if any harm follows, then you must take life for life,
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In context
20 "If a man strikes his servant or his maid with a rod, and he dies under his hand, he shall surely be punished.
21 Notwithstanding, if he gets up after a day or two, he shall not be punished, for he is his property.
22 "If men fight and hurt a pregnant woman so that she gives birth prematurely, and yet no harm follows, he shall be surely fined as much as the woman's husband demands and the judges allow.
23 But if any harm follows, then you must take life for life,
24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
25 burning for burning, wound for wound, and bruise for bruise.
26 "If a man strikes his servant's eye, or his maid's eye, and destroys it, he shall let him go free for his eye's sake.
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