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Exodus · Chapter 21

Exodus 21:23

But if any harm follows, then you must take life for life,

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Before · Exodus 21:21–22

21Notwithstanding, if his servant gets up after a day or two, he shall not be punished, for the servant is his property. 22“If men fight and hurt a pregnant woman so that she gives birth prematurely, and yet no harm follows, he shall be surely fined as much as the woman’s husband demands and the judges allow.

23But if any harm follows, then you must take life for life,

After · Exodus 21:24–25

24eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25burning for burning, wound for wound, and bruise for bruise.

Read all of Exodus 21 (36 verses)

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