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# General Information:
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Jesus is talking to a group of people about what they as individuals should and should not do. The "you" in "you have heard" is plural. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
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# Connecting Statement:
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Jesus continues to teach about how he has come to fulfill the Old Testament law. Here he begins to speak about retaliating against an enemy.
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# that it was said
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This can be stated in active form. See how you translated this in [Matthew 5:27](../05/27.md). Alternate translation: "that God God said" or "that Moses said" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth
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The law of Moses allowed a person to harm a person in the same way he had harmed him, but he could not harm him worse.
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