Leviticus 24:20 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
Leviticus 24:20 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Leviticus 24:2016 words
שֶׁבֶרševerFracture
תַּחַתtaḥatBottom
שֶׁבֶרševerFracture
עַיִןʿayinEye
תַּחַתtaḥatBottom
עַיִןʿayinEye
שֵׁןšēnTooth
תַּחַתtaḥatBottom
שֵׁןšēnTooth
כַּאֲשֶׁרkaʾăšerLike who
יִתֵּןyitēnGive
מוּםmûmBlemish
בָּאָדָםbāʾādāmIn man
כֵּןkēnSet upright
יִנָּתֶןyinātenGive
בּוֹbwōIn
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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