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lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges
determine.
Ex.21:23 And if any mischief follow, then thou
shalt give life for life,
Ex.21:24 Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for
hand, foot for foot,
The idea is that restitution to wholeness can
be made as closely as it is possible with the
payment of money. The Bible does not advo-
cate tearing out one’s eye, or tooth, or hand,
or foot, etc.

To Pay A Debt
The miracle of the widow’s oil multiplying in
vessels her sons had gathered at Elisha’s in-
struction, allowed her to make her debtors
whole again by repaying the debt.
2 Kings 4:7 Then she came and told the man
of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay
[םלש] thy debt, and live thou and thy children
of the rest.
To leave a debt unpaid when one has the abil-
ity to pay is wicked. It leaves the lender miss-
ing something, less than whole.
Ps. 37:21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth
[םלש] not again: but the righteous sheweth
mercy, and giveth.

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