King James Version
Deuteronomy 19:21 in the King James Version says “And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.” — study this verse from Deuteronomy chapter 19 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
Deuteronomy 19:21 · KJV
Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from among you.
And those which remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil among you.
And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“And thine eye”
H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
“but life”
H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
“but life”
H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
“And thine eye”
H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
“And thine eye”
H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
“for hand”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
“for hand”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
“foot”
H7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
“foot”
H7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
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