16. If someone tries to harm someone else by false accusation,
17. both are to go to the one place of worship and be judged by the priests and judges who are then in office.
18. The judges will investigate the case thoroughly; and if someone has made a false accusation against a fellow-Israelite,
19. that person is to receive the punishment the accused would have received. In this way you will get rid of this evil.
20. Then everyone else will hear what happened; they will be afraid, and no one will ever again do such an evil thing.
21. In such cases show no mercy; the punishment is to be a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, and a foot for a foot.