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EXODUS | 21:24 eye — EXOD594 Is the fight option ever legitimized in J...

EXOD594 Is the fight option ever legitimized in Judaism? Many will point to the source "an eye for an eye" to prove that one may react to violence with violence. However, according to all the commentaries as well as to the Talmud (Bava Kama 84a), the clear meaning of the verse is to pay back money for any bodily damage.

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Source KeyAMEMEI
Verse21:24
Keyword(s)eye
Source Page(s)15
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