ext_4752 ([identity profile] xiphias.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] pat 2005-09-03 05:17 pm (UTC)

Yep. And further rabbinic work limited it further, transforming it to "the worth of an eye for an eye, and the worth of a life for a life" -- instituting monetary compensation for injury and death.
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