Leviticus 24:20

20 breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he has caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be rendered 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 He who strikes a animal mortally shall make it good, life for life.

19 If a man cause a blemish in his neighbor; as he has done, so shall it be done to him:

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

21 He who kills a animal shall make it good: and he who kills a man shall be put to death.

22 You shall have one kind of law, as well for the sojourner, as for the home-born: for I am Yahweh your God.