Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
The principle belongs to the laws given through Moses to guard against injustice and to guide people in how they deal with one another. Within those laws it stood as a safeguard for servants against injury and cruelty by their masters. An injury inflicted by a master, even the loss of a tooth, entitled the servant to go free. Those laws are still needed, calling people to put away contention, to love one another, and to soften their hearts.
The principle belongs to the laws given through Moses to guard against injustice and to guide people in how they deal with one another. Within those laws it stood as a safeguard for servants against injury and cruelty by their masters. An injury inflicted by a master, even the loss of a tooth, entitled the servant to go free. Those laws are still needed, calling people to put away contention, to love one another, and to soften their hearts.