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Deuteronomy 19:21

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “Thus you shall not show pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And thine eye shall not pity; [but] life [shall go] for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— And thine eye shall not pity; life [shall go] for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— And thine eyes shall not pity; life [shall go] for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And thy eye shall not pity; [but] life [shall go] for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And thine eye shall not spare: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— neither shall thine eye pity,—life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— and thine eye doth not pity—life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Thou shalt not pity him, but shalt require life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Therefore thine eye shall have no compassion, but life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foote for foote.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And thine eye shall not pitie, [but] life [shall goe] for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And your eye shall not pity; but life shall be for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Thine eye shall not spare him: [thou shalt exact] life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— And thine eye shall not pity; [but] life [shall go] for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
And thine eye 5869
{5869} Prime
עַיִן
`ayin
{ah'-yin}
Probably a primitive word; an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy a fountain (as the eye of the landscape).
shall not x3808
(3808) Complement
לֹא
lo'
{lo}
lo; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles.
pity; 2347
{2347} Prime
חוּס
chuwc
{khoos}
A primitive root; properly to cover, that is, (figuratively) to compassionate.
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
[but] life 5315
{5315} Prime
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
{neh'-fesh}
From H5314; properly a breathing creature, that is, animal or (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental).
[shall go] for life, 5315
{5315} Prime
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
{neh'-fesh}
From H5314; properly a breathing creature, that is, animal or (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental).
eye 5869
{5869} Prime
עַיִן
`ayin
{ah'-yin}
Probably a primitive word; an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy a fountain (as the eye of the landscape).
for eye, 5869
{5869} Prime
עַיִן
`ayin
{ah'-yin}
Probably a primitive word; an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy a fountain (as the eye of the landscape).
tooth 8127
{8127} Prime
שֵׁן
shen
{shane}
From H8150; a tooth (as sharp); specifically (for H8143) ivory; figuratively a cliff.
for tooth, 8127
{8127} Prime
שֵׁן
shen
{shane}
From H8150; a tooth (as sharp); specifically (for H8143) ivory; figuratively a cliff.
hand 3027
{3027} Prime
יָד
yad
{yawd}
A primitive word; a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote.
for hand, 3027
{3027} Prime
יָד
yad
{yawd}
A primitive word; a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote.
foot 7272
{7272} Prime
רֶגֶל
regel
{reh'-gel}
From H7270; a foot (as used in walking); by implication a step; by euphemism the pudenda.
for foot. 7272
{7272} Prime
רֶגֶל
regel
{reh'-gel}
From H7270; a foot (as used in walking); by implication a step; by euphemism the pudenda.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

See commentary on Deuteronomy 19:16-21.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Deuteronomy 19:14-21.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Deuteronomy 19:21

Eye for eye — What punishment the law allotted to the accused, if he had been convicted, the same shall the false accuser bear.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
thine eye:

Deuteronomy 19:13 Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away [the guilt of] innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.

life shall:

Exodus 21:23-25 And if [any] mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life, ... Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
Leviticus 24:17-21 And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death. ... And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death.
Matthew 5:38-39 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: ... But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

Ex 21:23. Lv 24:17. Dt 19:13. Mt 5:38.

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