Leviticus 24:19

If anyone injures his neighbor, whatever he has done must be done to him:

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — God addresses Israel through Moses within the covenant legal code that regulates community conduct and worship.

The words — מ֖וּם (mum) signifies a physical blemish or injury, coupled with כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֔ה (ka./'a.Sah), literally "just as he has done."

The thread — The principle of measured retribution recurs in Deuteronomy 19:21 and is explicitly quoted in Matthew 5:38 and Matthew 7:2.

Why it lands — The text requires that restitution or punishment exactly mirror the harm caused, establishing proportional justice as the operational standard for civil accountability.

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The Hebrew words

וְאִ֕ישׁve./'Ishand/ anyone כִּֽי־ki-if יִתֵּ֥ןyi.Tenhe will make מ֖וּםmuma blemish בַּעֲמִית֑וֹba./'a.mi.T/oon/ fellow citizen/ his כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka./'a.Sherjust/ as עָשָׂ֔ה'a.Sahhe has done כֵּ֖ןkenso יֵעָ֥שֶׂהye.'A.sehit will be doneלּֽוֹ׃l/oto <the>/ him

King James Version

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

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 19:21 You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.
Matthew 5:38 You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’
Matthew 7:2 For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.