17 Bible Verses about Equality Of Punishment
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Whoever kills another person must be put to death. Whoever kills an animal must replace it, life for life. Should any of you injure another person, whatever you have done shall be done to you.read more.
If you break a bone, one of your bones must be broken. If you put out an eye, one of your eyes must be put out. Should you knock out a tooth, one of your teeth shall be knocked out. Whatever injury you cause another person must be done to you in return. Whoever kills an animal shall replace it, but whoever kills a human being shall be put to death. This law applies to all of you. It applies to Israelites and to foreigners living among you. I am Jehovah your God.'
If you break a bone, one of your bones must be broken. If you put out an eye, one of your eyes must be put out. Should you knock out a tooth, one of your teeth shall be knocked out. Whatever injury you cause another person must be done to you in return.
Have no pity on him: Take a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, and a foot for a foot.
If it is known that the ox was previously in the habit of goring, yet its owner has not confined it, he shall surely pay ox for ox, and the dead animal shall become his.
Whoever kills another person must be put to death. Whoever kills an animal must replace it, life for life.
When the king went by he cried out to him: Your servant went out into the fight. A man came to me. He brought a man to me and said: 'guard this man. Do not let him get away. Your life is the price of his life or you will have to give a talent of silver in payment.'
He said to him: These are the words of Jehovah: 'Because you have let go from your hands the man whom I had put to the curse, your life will be taken for his life, and your people for his people.'
They went in to make offerings and burned offerings. Jehu put eighty men outside. He told them: If any man whom I give into your hands escapes, he who lets him go will forfeit his own life for that life.
Both of you will suffer for your sins. The prophet will be as guilty as you are when you ask for his help.
The Lord Jehovah says: 'I will treat you the way you deserve, because you ignored your promises and broke the covenant.
do to him what he planned to do to the other person. Get rid of this evil.