Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 19:21
21You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth,d hand for hand, and foot for foot.
Footnotes
- d 19:21 Cited in Matthew 5:38|MAT 5:38
Word by word
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| 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.
Matthew 5:38–39 · Exodus 21:23–25 · Deuteronomy 19:13 · Leviticus 24:17–21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.