Leviticus 24:20

Translations

King James Version (KJV)

Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he has caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again.

American King James Version (AKJV)

Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he has caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again.

American Standard Version (ASV)

breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be rendered unto him.

Basic English Translation (BBE)

Wound for wound, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; whatever damage he has done, so let it be done to him.

Webster's Revision

Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him.

World English Bible

fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he has injured someone, so shall it be done to him.

English Revised Version (ERV)

breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be rendered unto him.

Clarke's Leviticus 24:20 Bible Commentary

Breach for breach - This is a repetition of the lex talionis, which See explained Exodus 21:24 (note).

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