eyeעַיִןforתַּחַתeye,עַיִןtoothשֵׁןforתַּחַתtooth,שֵׁןhandיָדforתַּחַתhand,יָדfootרֶגֶלforתַּחַתfoot,רָגֶל
Quotation · Matthew 5:38
Go to Matthew 5:38Jesus quotes the beginning of the rule of Exodus 21:24 (also Leviticus 24:20; Deuteronomy 19:21).
Formula: Ἠκούσατε ὅτι ἐρρέθη “you have heard that it was said” (Matthew 5:38)
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Greek of the New Testament: Ἠκούσατε ὅτι ἐρρέθη Ὀφθαλμὸν ἀντὶ ὀφθαλμοῦ καὶ ὀδόντα ἀντὶ ὀδόντος
Hebrew (Masoretic text): עַיִן תַּחַת עַיִן שֵׁן תַּחַת שֵׁן יָד תַּחַת יָד רֶגֶל תַּחַת רָגֶל
Septuagint (Exodus 21:24 in the Septuagint numbering): ὀφθαλμὸν ἀντὶ ὀφθαλμοῦ, ὀδόντα ἀντὶ ὀδόντος, χεῖρα ἀντὶ χειρός, πόδα ἀντὶ ποδός,
In the Septuagint verse that most resembles it, at most 3 consecutive words match the Greek of the NT. The transcription has reading errors, so a match may not show.
Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0
Allusion · Leviticus 24:20
Go to Leviticus 24:20Both texts give the rule “eye for eye, tooth for tooth.”
They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.
- עַיִןayinH5869עַיִןayinH5869“eye”
- שֵׁןshenH8127שֵׁןshenH8127“tooth”
Allusion · Deuteronomy 19:21
Go to Deuteronomy 19:21Both texts give the rule “eye for eye, tooth for tooth”; in Deuteronomy, for the false witness.
They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.
- עַיִןayinH5869עֵינֶeneH5869“eye”
- שֵׁןshenH8127שֵׁןshenH8127“tooth”