◄ Deuteronomy 19:21 ►
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Good News Translation
In such cases show no mercy; the punishment is to be a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, and a foot for a foot.

New Revised Standard Version
Show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

New American Bible
Do not show pity. Life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot!

Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou shalt not pity him, but shalt require life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Thou shalt not pity him, but shalt require life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

thine eye

Deuteronomy 19:13 Thou shalt not pity him, and thou shalt take away the guilt of innocent blood out of Israel, that it may be well with thee.

life shall

Exodus 21:23-25 But if her death ensue thereupon, he shall render life for life, . . .

Leviticus 24:17-21 He that striketh and killeth a man: dying let him die. . . .

Matthew 5:38,39 You have heard that it hath been said: An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. . . .

Context
The Testimony of Two or Three Witnesses
…20That others hearing may fear, and may not dare to do such things. 21Thou shalt not pity him, but shalt require life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
Cross References
Matthew 5:38
You have heard that it hath been said: An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.

Exodus 21:23
But if her death ensue thereupon, he shall render life for life,

Exodus 21:24
Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

Leviticus 24:20
Breach for breach, eye for ere, tooth for tooth, shall he restore. What blemish he gave, the like shall he be compelled to suffer.

Deuteronomy 19:13
Thou shalt not pity him, and thou shalt take away the guilt of innocent blood out of Israel, that it may be well with thee.

Deuteronomy 19:20
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