Leviticus 24:20

20 fracture in place of fracture, eye in place of eye, tooth in place of tooth--{according to} [the] physical defect he {causes} to the person, likewise it shall be {caused} to him.

Leviticus 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.

Leviticus 24:20 In-Context

18 And {he who kills} a domestic animal must repay [for] it life in place of life.

19 And when a man {causes} a physical defect in his fellow citizen {according to} what he has done, so it shall be done to him:

20 fracture in place of fracture, eye in place of eye, tooth in place of tooth--{according to} [the] physical defect he {causes} to the person, likewise it shall be {caused} to him.

21 And a killer of a domestic animal must repay [for] it, and a killer of a human shall be put to death.

22 {You must have} one norm; as [for] the alien, so it must be [for] the native, because I [am] Yahweh your God.'"

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "as that"
• [b]. Literally "gives"
• [c]. Literally "given"