²² “If people are fighting and hit a pregnant woman and she gives birth prematurely^[a] but there is no serious injury, the offender must be fined whatever the woman’s husband demands^(A) and the court allows. ²³ But if there is serious injury, you are to take life for life,^{(B) 24} eye for eye, tooth for tooth,^(C) hand for hand, foot for foot, ²⁵ burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.

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.’”

¹⁶ If a malicious witness^(A) takes the stand to accuse someone of a crime, ¹⁷ the two people involved in the dispute must stand in the presence of the Lord before the priests and the judges^(B) who are in office at the time. ¹⁸ The judges must make a thorough investigation,^(C) and if the witness proves to be a liar, giving false testimony against a fellow Israelite, ¹⁹ then do to the false witness as that witness intended to do to the other party.^(D) You must purge the evil from among you. ²⁰ The rest of the people will hear of this and be afraid,^(E) and never again will such an evil thing be done among you. ²¹ Show no pity:^(F) life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.^(G)