Freedom was the proper equivalent for permanent injury.

The eye ... Tooth. —An exception to the law of retaliation is made here. If the injurer is a fr…

And if a man smite the eye. Since, in the sight of God, there is neither slave nor free man, it is clear that he sins as greatly who strik…

If a man smite the eye of his servant
Give him a blow on the eye in a passion, as a correction for some fault he has…

The cases mentioned here give rules of justice that were applicable then and are still in use for deciding similar matters. These laws teach us tha…