THEOSISDeuteronomy 19:21Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
Thou shalt not pity him, but shalt require life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
וְלֹ֥א תָח֖וֹס עֵינֶ֑ךָ נֶ֣פֶשׁ בְּנֶ֗פֶשׁ עַ֤יִן בְּעַ֙יִן֙ שֵׁ֣ן בְּשֵׁ֔ן יָ֥ד בְּיָ֖ד רֶ֥גֶל בְּרָֽגֶל׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Matt 5:38You have heard that it hath been said: An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.
- Matt 5:39But I say to you not to resist evil: but if one strike thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other:
- Ex 21:23But if her death ensue thereupon, he shall render life for life,
- Ex 21:25Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
- Deut 19:13Thou shalt not pity him, and thou shalt take away the guilt of innocent blood out of Israel, that it may be well with thee.
- Lev 24:17He that striketh and killeth a man: dying let him die.
- Lev 24:21He that striketh a beast, shall render another. He that striketh a man shall be punished.