KJV King James Version
And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him;
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Leviticus 24:19
And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
If anyone injures his neighbor, whatever he has done must be done to him:
WEB World English Bible
If anyone injures his neighbor; as he has done, so shall it be done to him:
ASV American Standard Version
And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbor; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And when a man putteth a blemish in his fellow, as he hath done so it is done to him;
Surrounding context — Leviticus 24
16 And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, [and] all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name [of the LORD], shall be put to death.
17 And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death.
18 And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.
19 And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him;
20 Breach 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].
21 And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death.
22 Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one of your own country: for I [am] the LORD your God.
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Matthew 7:2For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.Matthew 5:38Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:Deuteronomy 19:21And thine eye shall not pity; [but] life [shall go] for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
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