Exodus 21:24-34

24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 1
25 burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.
26 "If someone hits his male or female slave in the eye and puts it out, he is to free the slave as payment for the eye.
27 If he knocks out a tooth, he is to free the slave as payment for the tooth.
28 "If a bull gores someone to death, it is to be stoned, and its flesh shall not be eaten; but its owner is not to be punished.
29 But if the bull had been in the habit of attacking people and its owner had been warned, but did not keep it penned up - then if it gores someone to death, it is to be stoned, and its owner is to be put to death also.
30 However, if the owner is allowed to pay a fine to save his life, he must pay the full amount required.
31 If the bull kills a boy or a girl, the same rule applies.
32 If the bull kills a male or female slave, its owner shall pay the owner of the slave thirty pieces of silver, and the bull shall be stoned to death.
33 "If someone takes the cover off a pit or if he digs one and does not cover it, and a bull or a donkey falls into it,
34 he must pay for the animal. He is to pay the money to the owner and may keep the dead animal.

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Cross References 1

  • 1. 21.24Leviticus 24.19, 20;Deuteronomy 19.21;Matthew 5.38.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.