Verse 21
Deuteronomy 19:21
King James Version
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.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/לֹ֥א תָח֖וֹס עֵינֶ֑/ךָ נֶ֣פֶשׁ בְּ/נֶ֗פֶשׁ עַ֤יִן בְּ/עַ֨יִן֙ שֵׁ֣ן בְּ/שֵׁ֔ן יָ֥ד בְּ/יָ֖ד רֶ֥גֶל בְּ/רָֽגֶל
English Translation
And you shall not show pity; life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
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Chapter 19 Context
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Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because t...
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Wherefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt separate three cities for thee.
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13
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14
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15
One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sin...
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16
If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him
that which is wrong;
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17
Then both the men, between whom the controversy
is, shall stand before the LORD, before the priests...
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18
And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold,
if
the witness
be a false witness,
and...
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19
Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the ev...
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And those which remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil among...
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21
And thine eye shall not pity;
but life
shall go
for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for ha...