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  2. Eye for an eye - Wikipedia

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    The law of the Hebrews rejected [clarification needed] this law; the Hebrew Bible allows for kofer (a monetary payment) to take the place of a bodily punishment for any crime except murder. [11] [non-primary source needed] It is not specified whether the victim, accused, or judge had the authority to choose kofer in place of bodily punishment.

  3. Matthew 5:38 - Wikipedia

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    This verse begins in the same style as the earlier antitheses, that natural desire for retaliation or vengeance can be conveniently justified with a reference to the Old Testament: [1] An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth, known as the principle of lex talionis ("the law of retribution"), is an ancient statement of the principle of retributive punishment dating back to the Code of Hammurabi.

  4. Matthew 5:39 - Wikipedia

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    Matthew 5:39 is the thirty-ninth verse of the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount.This is the second verse of the antithesis on the command: "eye for an eye".

  5. Turning the other cheek - Wikipedia

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    In the Gospel of Matthew chapter 5, an alternative for "an eye for an eye" is given by Jesus: 38 You have heard that it was said, "An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth." 39 But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.

  6. Damages (Jewish law) - Wikipedia

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    In dealing with these categories, the Gemara [4] first discusses why the literal rule of eye for eye must yield to the law of compensatory damages in money. Referring to the passage in Leviticus 24:17-22, where the killing of a man is discussed along with the killing of an animal, it is argued that, as payment is made for the latter, so payment ...

  7. Lex talionis (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    It is a principle developed in early Mesopotamian law and is also present in the Bible as "an eye for an eye". It may also refer to: Law. Declaration of Lex Talionis — developed during the First English Civil War (1642–1646) as practical—rather than moral—mutual restraint by the parties to the war on how they treated prisoners of war

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  9. Code of Hammurabi - Wikipedia

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    One principle widely accepted to underlie the Code is lex talionis, or "eye for an eye". Laws 196 and 200 respectively prescribe an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth when one man destroys another's. Punishments determined by lex talionis could be transferred to the sons of the wrongdoer. [123]