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Exodus 21:23

and if there is mischief, then thou hast given life for life,

Exodus 21:23 · Young's Literal Translation

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Exodus 21:23 in other translations

KJV King James Version

And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,

BSB Berean Standard Bible

But if a serious injury results, then you must require a life for a life—

WEB World English Bible

But if any harm follows, then you must take life for life,

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20 `And when a man smiteth his man-servant or his handmaid, with a rod, and he hath died under his hand--he is certainly avenged;

21 only if he remain a day, or two days, he is not avenged, for he is his money.

22 `And when men strive, and have smitten a pregnant woman, and her children have come out, and there is no mischief, he is certainly fined, as the husband of the woman doth lay upon him, and he hath given through the judges;

23 and if there is mischief, then thou hast given life for life,

24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

25 burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.

26 `And when a man smiteth the eye of his man-servant, or the eye of his handmaid, and hath destroyed it, as a freeman he doth send him away for his eye;

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