In Hammurabi's Code, the phrase "blind them and cast them into water" refers to a specific form of punishment for certain crimes. According to this ancient Babylonian code of law, if a builder constructs a poorly built house and the house collapses, causing the death of the owner, the builder would be held responsible and subjected to this punishment. The punishment involves blinding the builder, rendering them unable to see, and then casting them into water, which is considered as a symbolic act of drowning or submerging them.
