Exodus

Exodus 21:23–25

²³But if a serious injury results, then you must require a life for a life — ²⁴eye for eye, tooth for tooth,^f hand for hand, foot for foot, ²⁵burn for burn, wound for wound, and stripe for stripe.

Footnotes

f 21:24 Cited in Matthew 5:38|MAT 5:38

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Exodus 21:23

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But if	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
a serious injury	אָס֖וֹן	’ā·sō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H611 mischief, evil, harm
results	יִהְיֶ֑ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
then you must require	וְנָתַתָּ֥ה	wə·nā·ṯat·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
a life	נֶ֖פֶשׁ	ne·p̄eš	Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
for	תַּ֥חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
a life	נָֽפֶשׁ׃	nā·p̄eš	Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

Exodus 21:24

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
eye	עַ֚יִן	‘a·yin	Noun - common singular	H5869 eye
for	תַּ֣חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
eye	עַ֔יִן	‘a·yin	Noun - common singular	H5869 eye
tooth	שֵׁ֖ן	šên	Noun - common singular	H8127 tooth, ivory
for	תַּ֣חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
tooth	שֵׁ֑ן	šên	Noun - common singular	H8127 tooth, ivory
hand	יָ֚ד	yāḏ	Noun - feminine singular	H3027 hand
for	תַּ֣חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
hand	יָ֔ד	yāḏ	Noun - feminine singular	H3027 hand
foot	רֶ֖גֶל	re·ḡel	Noun - feminine singular	H7272 foot
for	תַּ֥חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
foot	רָֽגֶל׃	rā·ḡel	Noun - feminine singular	H7272 foot

Exodus 21:25

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
burn	כְּוִיָּה֙	kə·wî·yāh	Noun - feminine singular	H3555 id.
for	תַּ֣חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
burn	כְּוִיָּ֔ה	kə·wî·yāh	Noun - feminine singular	H3555 id.
wound	פֶּ֖צַע	pe·ṣa‘	Noun - masculine singular	H6482 bruise, wound
for	תַּ֣חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
wound	פָּ֑צַע	pā·ṣa‘	Noun - masculine singular	H6482 bruise, wound
stripe	חַבּוּרָ֕ה	ḥab·bū·rāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2250 stripe, blow
for	תַּ֖חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
stripe	חַבּוּרָֽה׃ס	ḥab·bū·rāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2250 stripe, blow

Cross-references

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Exodus 21:23 Deuteronomy 19:21

Exodus 21:24 Matthew 7:2 · Deuteronomy 19:21 · Matthew 5:38–40 · Leviticus 24:19–20 · Revelation 16:6 · Luke 6:38 · Judges 1:6–7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.