[Ezekiel]

The concept of eye-for-an-eye in Judaism is about appropriate punishment/ equal compensation for a wrongful act (i.e., just payment for a lost eye, not literally taking out the first actor’s eye), and is also strongly tied to the issue of equal justice to all parties involved, their social / political standing notwithstanding.

It all adds up.

Ex. 21.24. Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot:

Eye = ע the letter ayin = 70
Tooth = ש the letter shin = 300
Hand = י the letter yud = 10

יָשַׁע = 380

Foot = רגל "regel" = 233

Total = 613

It never ends... e.g. 233 = tree of life (עץ החיים)

[null and void]

So what’s so significant about 613 and 233?