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Leviticus 24:20

24:19 And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him;
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.

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fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he has injured someone, so shall it be done to him.

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.

Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he has caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again.

24:21 And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death.

What does Leviticus 24:20 mean?

Leviticus 24:20 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שֶׁבֶר (sheber), עַיִן (ʻayin), שֵׁן (shên). It connects to 20 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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Breachשֶׁבֶרsheber/sheh'-ber/H7667a fracture, figuratively, ruin; specifically, a solution (of a dream)
for
breach,שֶׁבֶרsheber/sheh'-ber/H7667a fracture, figuratively, ruin; specifically, a solution (of a dream)
eyeעַיִןʻayin/ah'-yin/H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
for
eye,עַיִןʻayin/ah'-yin/H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
toothשֵׁןshên/shane/H8127a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff
for
tooth:שֵׁןshên/shane/H8127a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff
as
he
hath
causedנָתַןnâthan/naw-than'/H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
a
blemishמאוּםmʼûwm/moom/H3971to stain; a blemish (physically or morally)
in
a
man,אָדָםʼâdâm/aw-dawm'/H120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
so
shall
it
be
doneנָתַןnâthan/naw-than'/H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
to
him
again.

Commentary on Leviticus 24:20

HENRY_FULL · Leviticus 24:20
Hitherto the levitical law had been chiefly conversant about holy persons, holy things, and holy places; in this chapter we have the institution of holy times, many of which had been mentioned occasionally before, but here they are all put together, only the new moons are not mentioned. All the rest of the feasts of the Lord are, I. The weekly feast of the sabbath, ver. 3 . II. The yearly feasts, 1. The passover, and the feast of unleavened bread ( ver. 4-8 ), to which was annexed the offering of the sheaf of firstfruits, ver. 9-14 . 2. Pentecost, ver. 15-22 . 3. The solemnities of the seventh month. The feast of trumpets on the first day ( ver. 23-25 ), the day of atonement on the tenth day ( ver. 26-32 ), and the feast of tabernacles on the fifteenth, ver. 33 , &c.

Cross-references

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Exodus 23:14

Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year.

Exodus 32:5

And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, To morrow is a feast to the LORD.

Leviticus 24:4

He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually.

Numbers 10:2

Make thee two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece shalt thou make them: that thou mayest use them for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps.

Numbers 10:3

And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble themselves to thee at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

Numbers 10:10

Also in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn days, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; that they may be to you for a memorial before your God: I am the LORD your God.

2 Kings 10:20

And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it. Proclaim: Heb. Sanctify

2 Chronicles 30:5

So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel at Jerusalem: for they had not done it of a long time in such sort as it was written.

Isaiah 1:13

Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting. iniquity: or, grief

Isaiah 1:14

Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them.

Isaiah 33:20

Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.

Lamentations 1:4

The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn feasts: all her gates are desolate: her priests sigh, her virgins are afflicted, and she is in bitterness.

Hosea 2:11

I will also cause all her mirth to cease, her feast days, her new moons, and her sabbaths, and all her solemn feasts.

Joel 1:14

Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD, solemn: or, day of restraint

Joel 2:15

Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:

Jonah 3:5

So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

Nahum 1:15

Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off. keep: Heb. feast the wicked: Heb. Belial

John 5:1

After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

Colossians 2:1

For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; conflict: or, fear, or, care

Leviticus 24:37

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 24:20.

Genesis 16:5

And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.

Genesis 20:16

And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved.

Genesis 23:11

Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.

Genesis 3:12

And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.

Genesis 3:6

And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. pleasant: Heb. a desire

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What does Leviticus 24:20 say?

Leviticus 24:20 (King James Version) reads: "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."

Is Leviticus 24:20 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 24:20 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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