oog om oog, tand om tand
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Exodus 21,24 and Leviticus 24,20. The Noordnederlandse Historiebijbel has oech voir oech, tant voir tant (Ex.).
Pronunciation
[edit]Phrase
[edit]- eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; eye for an eye (penal principle of retributing damage caused in the same kind)
Alternative forms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Negerhollands: oog voor oog en tand voor tand