Exodus 21:23

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And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,But if a serious injury results, then you must require a life for a life—

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In other translations

And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,But if a serious injury results, then you must require a life for a life—

Hebrew words

וְאִם־ve'im-and ifH518אָסוֹן'asonharmH611יִהְיֶהyihyehit will beH1961וְנָתַתָּהvenatatahand you will giveH5414נֶפֶשׁnefesha lifeH5315תַּחַתtachatin place ofH8478נָפֶשׁ׃nafesha lifeH5315

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

Related verses

Deuteronomy 19:21
And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.
Numbers 35:31
Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death.You are not to accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who deserves to die; he must surely be put to death.
Leviticus 24:19
And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him;If anyone injures his neighbor, whatever he has done must be done to him:

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