Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 19:19–21

¹⁹you must do to him as he intended to do to his brother. So you must purge the evil from among you.^c ²⁰Then the rest of the people will hear and be afraid, and they will never again do anything so evil among you. ²¹You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth,^d hand for hand, and foot for foot.

Footnotes

c 19:19 Cited in 1 Corinthians 5:13|1CO 5:13
d 19:21 Cited in Matthew 5:38|MAT 5:38

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Deuteronomy 19:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
you must do	וַעֲשִׂ֣יתֶם	wa·‘ă·śî·ṯem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H6213 do, make
to him	ל֔וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
as	כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
he intended	זָמַ֖ם	zā·mam	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2161 consider, purpose, devise
to do	לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת	la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
to his brother	לְאָחִ֑יו	lə·’ā·ḥîw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
So you must purge	וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥	ū·ḇi·‘ar·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H1197 burn, consume
the evil	הָרָ֖ע	hā·rā‘	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
from among you	מִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃	miq·qir·be·ḵā	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7130 inward part, midst

Deuteronomy 19:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the rest	וְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֖ים	wə·han·niš·’ā·rîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H7604 remain, be left over
will hear	יִשְׁמְע֣וּ	yiš·mə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8085 hear
and be afraid	וְיִרָ֑אוּ	wə·yi·rā·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3372 fear
and they will never	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
again	יֹסִ֨פוּ	yō·si·p̄ū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3254 add
do	לַעֲשׂ֜וֹת	la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
anything	כַּדָּבָ֥ר	kad·dā·ḇār	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
so	הַזֶּ֖ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
evil	הָרָ֛ע	hā·rā‘	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
among you	בְּקִרְבֶּֽךָ׃	bə·qir·be·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7130 inward part, midst

Deuteronomy 19:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You must show no pity	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
life	נֶ֣פֶשׁ	ne·p̄eš	Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
for life	בְּנֶ֗פֶשׁ	bə·ne·p̄eš	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
eye	עַ֤יִן	‘a·yin	Noun - common singular	H5869 eye
for eye	בְּעַ֙יִן֙	bə·‘a·yin	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular	H5869 eye
tooth	שֵׁ֣ן	šên	Noun - common singular	H8127 tooth, ivory
for tooth	בְּשֵׁ֔ן	bə·šên	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular	H8127 tooth, ivory
hand	יָ֥ד	yāḏ	Noun - feminine singular	H3027 hand
for hand	בְּיָ֖ד	bə·yāḏ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H3027 hand
foot	רֶ֥גֶל	re·ḡel	Noun - feminine singular	H7272 foot
for foot	בְּרָֽגֶל׃ס	bə·rā·ḡel	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H7272 foot

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Deuteronomy 19:19 Proverbs 19:5 · Proverbs 19:9 · Deuteronomy 22:24 · Deuteronomy 17:7 · Daniel 6:24

Deuteronomy 19:20 Deuteronomy 17:13 · Deuteronomy 21:21 · Deuteronomy 13:11

Deuteronomy 19:21 Matthew 5:38–39 · Exodus 21:23–25 · Deuteronomy 19:13 · Leviticus 24:17–21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.