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Dutch
Etymology
From Exodus 21,24 and Leviticus 24,20. The Noordnederlandse Historiebijbel has oech voir oech, tant voir tant (Ex.).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌoːx ɔm ˌoːx ˌtɑnt ɔm ˈtɑnt/
Phrase
oog om oog, tand om tand
- eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; eye for an eye (penal principle of retributing damage caused in the same kind)
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