²³ But if there is serious injury, you are to take life for life,^{(A) 24} eye for eye, tooth for tooth,^(B) hand for hand, foot for foot, ²⁵ burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.

¹⁸ “‘Do not seek revenge^(A) or bear a grudge^(B) against anyone among your people,^(C) but love your neighbor^(D) as yourself.^(E) I am the Lord.

¹⁷ “‘Anyone who takes the life of a human being is to be put to death.^{(A) 18} Anyone who takes the life of someone’s animal must make restitution^(B)—life for life. ¹⁹ Anyone who injures their neighbor is to be injured in the same manner: ²⁰ fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth.^(C) The one who has inflicted the injury must suffer the same injury. ²¹ Whoever kills an animal must make restitution,^(D) but whoever kills a human being is to be put to death.^{(E) 22} You are to have the same law for the foreigner^(F) and the native-born.^(G) I am the Lord your God.’”

¹⁹ then do to the false witness as that witness intended to do to the other party.^(A) You must purge the evil from among you. ²⁰ The rest of the people will hear of this and be afraid,^(B) and never again will such an evil thing be done among you. ²¹ Show no pity:^(C) life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.^(D)

BOOK I

Psalms 1–41

Psalm 1