OT Law: Exodus 21:24 Eye for eye tooth for tooth hand (Exo. Ex) Christian Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools

... But if it does serious damage, you have to ask the life's life - the eyes are 24 eyes, teeth are teeth, hands are hands, feet are burns 25, wounds are wounds , Stripes striped

Fractures, eyes and eyes, broken bones. He must deal the same damage to him as he hurt others.

You must show sympathy: life, eyes, teeth, holding hands, feet

When a man laughs at his servant's eyes and maid's eyes it will perish; for his eyes he makes him free

Your eyes are not benevolent; however, life aims for life for eyes for the eyes, teeth for the teeth, hands and feet for the hands.

21: 22-36 The case described here gives rules of justice to determine similar things. We are taught by these laws and we have to be very careful not to make a mistake directly or indirectly. If we did something wrong, we must be very aggressive in making it better. Eyes, feet, hands and feet, ToothExodus 21:24 NIV

Common expressions derived from the Old Testament include "eye for the eyes, teeth for the teeth" (Exodus 21:24), "apple in his eyes" (Deuteronomic Notes 32: 10 )there is. The latter is based on an ancient idea that the center of the eye is as strong as an apple. The term scapegoat also comes from ancient Jews. On the Day of the Atonement of ancient Israel, the high priest took over the sins of his people, threw them to the goats, then let them escape.

In Exodus 21, like the Hamrabi law, the concept of mutual justice seems to apply to social equality; a statement of mutual justice is "a life, an eye for the eyes, a tooth, a hand for the hand, a foot In the case of feet that are burns, stripes in case of scratches, stripes in case of scratches, striped patterns follow. On the other hand, slaves may be executed due to injuries of slave owner's eyes.

Exodus 21: 23-25 ​​and Deuteronomy 19: 21 briefly explain the principle of revenge based on a series of Hamrai's laws: "Life is life, eyes have eyes, teeth are hands, Bring it in my hands, using feet, burning, scratches, striped stripes. "This is the Sexic custom Lex Talionis, which is naturally reflected in various Semitic codes. One problem with Lex Talionis is that its standard is not strict (although it may look like this in the first reading). Instead, it acts as a limiting factor. That is not to let people hurt themselves. In other words, if you steal a bun of bread, you will not draw a quarter. You only have to pay back the bread!