Exodus 21:24
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
5869 [e]עַ֚יִן
‘a-yin
eyeN-cs
8478 [e]תַּ֣חַת
ta-ḥaṯ
forPrep
5869 [e]עַ֔יִן
‘a-yin,
eyeN-cs
8127 [e]שֵׁ֖ן
šên
toothN-cs
8478 [e]תַּ֣חַת
ta-ḥaṯ
forPrep
8127 [e]שֵׁ֑ן
šên;
toothN-cs
3027 [e]יָ֚ד
yāḏ
handN-fs
8478 [e]תַּ֣חַת
ta-ḥaṯ
forPrep
3027 [e]יָ֔ד
yāḏ,
handN-fs
7272 [e]רֶ֖גֶל
re-ḡel
footN-fs
8478 [e]תַּ֥חַת
ta-ḥaṯ
forPrep
7272 [e]רָֽגֶל׃
rā-ḡel.
footN-fs





















Hebrew Texts
שמות 21:24 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
עַ֚יִן תַּ֣חַת עַ֔יִן שֵׁ֖ן תַּ֣חַת שֵׁ֑ן יָ֚ד תַּ֣חַת יָ֔ד רֶ֖גֶל תַּ֥חַת רָֽגֶל׃

שמות 21:24 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
עין תחת עין שן תחת שן יד תחת יד רגל תחת רגל׃

שמות 21:24 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
עין תחת עין שן תחת שן יד תחת יד רגל תחת רגל׃

שמות 21:24 Hebrew Bible
עין תחת עין שן תחת שן יד תחת יד רגל תחת רגל׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

King James Bible
Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

This is the earliest account we have of the Lex Talionis, law of like for like.

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