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Levitico 24:20

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20 Rottura per rottura, occhio per occhio, dente per dente; facciaglisi tal lesione corporale, quale egli avrà fatta ad altrui.

Levitico 24:20 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 24:20

Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth
Which is not to be taken strictly or literally, but for the price or value of those, which is to be given in a pecuniary way; (See Gill on Exodus 21:24), (See Gill on Exodus 21:25);

as he hath caused a blemish in a man, shall it be done to him;
unless he gives satisfaction, and pays a valuable consideration for it.

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Levitico 24:20 In-Context

18 E chi avrà percossa alcuna bestia a morte, paghila; animale per animale.
19 E quando alcuno avrà fatta alcuna lesione corporale al suo prossimo, facciaglisi il simigliante di ciò ch’egli avrà fatto.
20 Rottura per rottura, occhio per occhio, dente per dente; facciaglisi tal lesione corporale, quale egli avrà fatta ad altrui.
21 Chi avrà percossa a morte una bestia, paghila; ma chi avrà percosso un uomo a morte, sia fatto morire.
22 Abbiate una stessa ragione; sia il forestiere, come colui ch’è natio del paese; perciocchè io sono il Signore Iddio vostro.
The Giovanni Diodati Bible is in the public domain.

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