Exodus 21:24–25
Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
*Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foote for foote,
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referenceLeuit. 24.20. deut.19.21. matth. 5.38.
Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
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- Deuteronomy 19:21Rank 1 from verse 24
- Matthew 7:2Rank 2 from verse 24
- Matthew 5:38–40Rank 3 from verse 24
38¶ Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
39But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
40And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.
38¶ Yee haue heard that it hath beene said, *An eie for an eie, and a tooth for a tooth.
39But I say vnto you, *that yee resist not euill: but whosoeuer shall smite thee on thy right cheeke, turne to him the other also.
40And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coate, let him haue thy cloake also.
- Leviticus 24:19–20Rank 4 from verse 24
19And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him;
20Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again.
19And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as *he hath done, so shal it be done to him:
20Breach, for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him againe.
- Judges 1:6–7Rank 5 from verse 24
6But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.
7And Adoni-bezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.
6But Adoni-bezek fled, and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbes, and his great toes.
7And Adoni-bezek said, Threescore & ten kings, hauing †their thumbs and their great toes cut off, ‖gathered their meate vnder my table: as I haue done, so God hath requited mee, and they brought him to Ierusalem, and there he died.
38Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
38Giue, and it shall bee giuen vnto you, good measure, preassed downe, and shaken together, and running ouer, shall men giue into your bosome: for with the same measure that ye mete withall, it shall bee measured to you againe.
- Revelation 16:6Rank 7 from verse 24
- 1 Samuel 15:33Rank 8 from verse 24
33And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the Lord in Gilgal.
33And Samuel said, *As thy sword hath made women childlesse, so shall thy mother bee childlesse among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal.
- Exodus 21:26–27Rank 9 from verse 24
26¶ And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it perish; he shall let him go free for his eye’s sake.
27And if he smite out his manservant’s tooth, or his maidservant’s tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth’s sake.
26¶ And if a man smite the eye of his seruant, or the eye of his mayd, that it perish, hee shall let him goe free for his eyes sake.
27And if he smite out his man seruants tooth, or his mayde seruants tooth, hee shal let him goe free for his tooths sake.
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Exodus 21:24
Sense 1: The bodily organ of sight; by extension, sight or seeing. Sense 2: Regard, judgment, disposition, or watchful attention, expressed figuratively by the eye. Sense 3: A small opening, as the eye of a needle. Sense 4: To watch or regard.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Sense 1: A hard structure in the mouth used for biting. Sense 2: A pointed projection.
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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.
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Sense 1: The lower extremity used for standing or walking. Sense 2: A measure, base, or lowest part. Sense 3: As a verb, to tread or walk.
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Exodus 21:25
Sense 1: Present-participial or verbal-noun form of burn, meaning to consume, injure, heat, dry, or harden by fire or intense heat. Sense 2: To be on fire.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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1. An injury or hurt, or to cause one. 2. As the past tense of ‘wind,’ wrapped or bound around.
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A blow or the mark left by a blow.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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23And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,
23And if any mischiefe follow, then thou shalt giue life for life,
24Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
24*Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foote for foote,
Selected passage25Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
25Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
Selected passage26¶ And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it perish; he shall let him go free for his eye’s sake.
26¶ And if a man smite the eye of his seruant, or the eye of his mayd, that it perish, hee shall let him goe free for his eyes sake.