What does “for” here mean?
does " tear for tear, throb for throb, blood for blood" mean “tear instead of tear” or does it mean “every tear, every throb, every drop of blood”?
See! My paws are velveted. You will not be torn this time.”
“This time, sir?”she said.
“It was I who wounded you,” said Aslan. “I am the only lion you met in all your journeyings. Do you know why I tore you?”
“No, sir.”
“The scratches on your back, tear for tear, throb for throb, blood for blood, were equal to the stripes laid on the back of your stepmother’s slave because of the drugged sleep you cast upon her. You needed to know what it felt like.”