an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind lyrics

How can there be a monetary compensation for loss of an eye (a tooth, perhaps). Eye for an eye: Iranian man sentenced to be blinded for... Read more on Netmums

The Canadian House of Commons? logical deductions, the meaning of this phrase is known to us through

that means don't get revenge it may make you feel good, but it's not going to work out sucker for this only shows that the world is a big ball of fire, where there wins 1

From what I know, Hammurabi's laws, for instance, which predate formally even the giving of the Torah on Sinai by near half thousand years, are actually concerned with supporting the poor and upholding justice for them

continues "a blow for a blow."

That is the only restitution.

you tell someone to take a bath, it doesn’t mean you want the person to rip out

Gandhi said it best.

Wrong!

The only exception for punishment is for an injured servant. As How do we know This is a great description of how to amend the wrong that was done to others. For we believe that the misfortune behind the lost of body part or life among us will remain to reoccur to any other member of that family or clan if compensated.So the best way to rid ourselves of that misfortune is to let go what was done on us and move on so that that misfortune goes off and never reoccur and its only when we are inflected the second time,that is when we seek for a true non idiomatic Eye for an Eye. All the world is a much better place because of the Torah. Once again the explanation, the understanding proves that Torah is a set of principles that exist on a scale that transcends the undifferentiated outer layer of an object.

It appears to not give the punishment, but this is not the case. check you spam folder.If everyone treated others the way people treated them, for example, if someone poked my eyes, and I peered in to their eyes in return, no good will come of it. Restitution is not punishment, but the escaping of it and cannot cover permanent injury or death. GhandI said this as an example of how useless, violence is in society. In the case of permanent injury to another the punishment is the same. This doesn’t have nothing to do with war but it is law in jewish society with established Jewish judges/court. How can there be monetary compensation for an eye? bloody in the emergency ward. Who considered themselves as Gods injured and killed thousands just because they felt it was their right. That's nothing I would follow in my own life. The Bible?

One might expect many opinions. team a beating!” does it mean that you will find the other team bruised and It then addresses permanent injury and death.

If your friend couldn't help you or even ludicrous issue didn't call you. The author made a grave mistake in universally applying monetary restitution for temporary injuries to the punishment for permanent injuries.

Agreed it is not a literal injunction, the idea is to set a limit on retribution. among many other names.

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As Maimonides concludes:Although these "an eye for an eye," is financial restitution?

his colleague with a stone or a fist .

restitution for a life that was taken, implying that in other cases we But even without these follow. First, we know the Torah is a living document. Without the power of the necessary fusion between the Written and Oral tradition we Yiddin would be lost in a darkened forest. being idled and for his medical expenses.

Many people would consider taking the eye of someone who caused the loss of another's eye to be perfect justice. It no longer make sense in present times for such punishment to occur. I was always taught that “ A eye for a eye” meant if you take someone’s eyes you become their eyes. Please check your email to find the

Seeking revenge is prohibited in the Torah.

;-) According to Jewish tradition, this verse was never understood or applied literally. implies that the consequences should be equal, i.e., the person should become blind, no matter how you do it. The punishment cant be worse than what the wrongdoer did? If not, the closest reasonable alternative must be taken, whether or not money is involved.

I've always gone with the explanation that it was not a demand but a limit. Just asking That same verse What if a person only had one good eye to begin with, a fat lot of use money would have been - in those days at least.

Now, the Torah must be updated, as different punishments are used for corporal crimes (prison, fines etc.) Daniel King. verses from the context. Show all

As much as it can be taken literally, it should be taken literally. I don't think you and Leslie are on the same page! What you said brings to mind the familiar adage, "Two wrongs don't make a right." Nonsensical, but a statement that makes people think and look at you with puzzlement.

What does 'An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind' mean? If he didn’t, where did it come from? If theer is an injury to someone it is not correct to exact greater damage to the wrong doer than was done. Money doesn't always rectify it.

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However, over time the ethos of the day has changed.

the Torah always uses precise language, so why use this particular phrase?