24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

Other Translations of Exodus 21:24

King James Version

24 Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

English Standard Version

24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

The Message

24 - eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

New King James Version

24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

New Living Translation

24 an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, a foot for a foot,

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Exodus 21:24

Commentary on Exodus 21:22-36

(Read Exodus 21:22-36)

The cases here mentioned give rules of justice then, and still in use, for deciding similar matters. We are taught by these laws, that we must be very careful to do no wrong, either directly or indirectly. If we have done wrong, we must be very willing to make it good, and be desirous that nobody may lose by us.