Deuteronomy 19:21

And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

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Other Translations for Deuteronomy 19:21

BSB
You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.
AKJV
And your eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
CPDV
You shall not take pity on him. Instead, you shall require a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, a foot for a foot."
ERV
And thine eye shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
NHEB
Your eyes shall not pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
SMT
And thine eye shall not pity; soul for soul, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.

Commentary for Deuteronomy 19:21

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry
Overview of Deuteronomy 19:21
Summary
Show no mercy in proportional punishment
Event
Applying law of equal retaliation
Estimated Time Period
c. 1400-1200 BC
Category
Judgment