Exodus 21:23
“And if any mischiefe follow, then thou shalt giue life for life,”
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Exodus 21:23 Context
21Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, hee shall not be punished, for he is his money. 22¶ If men striue, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischiefe follow, he shalbe surely punished, according as the womans husband will lay vpon him, and hee shall pay as the Iudges determine. 23And if any mischiefe follow, then thou shalt giue life for life, 24Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foote for foote, 25Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
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And if [any] mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,
- King James Version
"But if there is {any further} injury, then you shall appoint {as a penalty} life for life,
- New American Standard Version (1995)