Din and Rahamim
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"You Shall Cut Off Her Hand" and "An Eye for an Eye"
Rabbi Yehuda Rock"An eye for an eye" is a blatant example of the gap between the written and oral Torah. The gap might be viewed as an expression of two complementary divine attributes - rahamim and din. The differences express the desire for justice for one who was injured, as well as the desire to educate the injurer.