Exodus 21:24 · WEB
“eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,”
— Exodus 21:24
Era
Exodus (~1400 BC)
Emotion
deciding
Type
law
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Commandproportional justiceretributionfairness
This verse is part of Exodus 21. The full chapter reveals the story around it.
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