From the Code of Hammurabi:
196. If a man put out the eye of another man, his eye shall be put out.
197. If he break another man's bone, his bone shall be broken.
198. If he put out the eye of a freed man, or break the bone of a freed man, he shall pay one gold mina.
199. If he put out the eye of a man's slave, or break the bone of a man's slave, he shall pay one-half of its value.
200. If a man knock out the teeth of his equal, his teeth shall be knocked out.
201. If he knock out the teeth of a freed man, he shall pay one-third of a gold mina.
Exodus Chap. 21:
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But if there is serious injury, you are to take life for life,
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eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
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burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.
Leviticus 24
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But if there is serious injury, you are to take life for life,
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eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
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burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.
Deuteronomy Chap: 19
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Show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
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