Verse 21

{ "verseID": "Deuteronomy.19.21", "source": "וְלֹ֥א תָח֖וֹס עֵינֶ֑ךָ נֶ֣פֶשׁ בְּנֶ֗פֶשׁ עַ֤יִן בְּעַ֙יִן֙ שֵׁ֣ן בְּשֵׁ֔ן יָ֥ד בְּיָ֖ד רֶ֥גֶל בְּרָֽגֶל", "text": "And-not *tāḥōs* *ʿēnĕkhā* *nefesh* for-*nefesh* *ʿayin* for-*ʿayin* *shēn* for-*shēn* *yād* for-*yād* *regel* for-*regel*", "grammar": { "*tāḥōs*": "Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - 'you shall pity'", "*ʿēnĕkhā*": "common noun feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your eye'", "*nefesh*": "common noun feminine singular - 'life/person'", "*ʿayin*": "common noun feminine singular - 'eye'", "*shēn*": "common noun feminine singular - 'tooth'", "*yād*": "common noun feminine singular - 'hand'", "*regel*": "common noun feminine singular - 'foot'" }, "variants": { "*tāḥōs*": "you shall pity/you shall spare/you shall show mercy", "*ʿēnĕkhā*": "your eye (idiom for showing pity/compassion)", "*nefesh*": "life/person/soul", "*ʿayin*": "eye/sight", "*shēn*": "tooth", "*yād*": "hand/arm", "*regel*": "foot/leg" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 19:13 : 13 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.19.13", "source": "לֹא־תָח֥וֹס עֵֽינְךָ֖ עָלָ֑יו וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֧ דַֽם־הַנָּקִ֛י מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וְט֥וֹב לָֽךְ", "text": "Not-*tāḥōs* *ʿēynĕkhā* upon-him and-*biʿartā* *dam*-the-*nāqiy* from-*Yisrāʾēl* and-*ṭōb* to-you", "grammar": { "*tāḥōs*": "Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - 'you shall pity'", "*ʿēynĕkhā*": "common noun feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your eye'", "*biʿartā*": "Piel perfect 2nd person masculine singular - 'you shall purge'", "*dam*": "common noun masculine singular construct - 'blood of'", "*nāqiy*": "adjective masculine singular - 'innocent'", "*Yisrāʾēl*": "proper noun - 'Israel'", "*ṭōb*": "adjective masculine singular - 'good'" }, "variants": { "*tāḥōs*": "you shall pity/you shall spare/you shall show mercy", "*ʿēynĕkhā*": "your eye (idiom for showing pity/compassion)", "*biʿartā*": "you shall purge/you shall remove/you shall eliminate", "*dam*": "blood/bloodshed/bloodguilt", "*nāqiy*": "innocent/blameless/free from guilt", "*ṭōb*": "good/well/better" } }
  • Matt 5:38-39 : 38 { "verseID": "Matthew.5.38", "source": "¶Ἠκούσατε ὅτι ἐρρέθη, Ὀφθαλμὸν ἀντὶ ὀφθαλμοῦ, καὶ ὀδόντα ἀντὶ ὀδόντος:", "text": "*Ēkousate* that *errethē*, *Ophthalmon* *anti* *ophthalmou*, and *odonta* *anti* *odontos*:", "grammar": { "*Ēkousate*": "aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural - you heard", "*errethē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - it was said", "*Ophthalmon*": "accusative masculine singular - eye", "*anti*": "preposition with genitive - in place of/instead of", "*ophthalmou*": "genitive masculine singular - of eye", "*odonta*": "accusative masculine singular - tooth", "*odontos*": "genitive masculine singular - of tooth" }, "variants": { "*Ēkousate*": "heard/understood/learned", "*errethē*": "was said/was spoken", "*Ophthalmon*": "eye/sight", "*anti*": "for/in place of/instead of", "*ophthalmou*": "of eye/sight", "*odonta*": "tooth", "*odontos*": "of tooth" } } 39 { "verseID": "Matthew.5.39", "source": "Ἐγὼ δὲ λέγω ὑμῖν, Μὴ ἀντιστῆναι τῷ πονηρῷ: ἀλλʼ ὅστις σε ῥαπίσει ἐπί τὴν δεξιάν σου σιαγόνα, στρέψον αὐτῷ καὶ τὴν ἄλλην.", "text": "*Egō* *de* *legō* to-you, Not *antistēnai* to-the *ponērō*: but *hostis* you *rapisei* upon the *dexian* of-you *siagona*, *strepson* to-him also the *allēn*.", "grammar": { "*Egō*": "nominative personal pronoun - I", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*legō*": "present active indicative, 1st person singular - I say/tell", "*antistēnai*": "aorist active infinitive - to resist/oppose", "*ponērō*": "dative masculine singular - to evil/evil person", "*hostis*": "indefinite relative pronoun - whoever", "*rapisei*": "future active indicative, 3rd person singular - will slap/strike", "*dexian*": "accusative feminine singular - right", "*siagona*": "accusative feminine singular - cheek", "*strepson*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular - turn!", "*allēn*": "accusative feminine singular - other/another" }, "variants": { "*Egō*": "I/myself", "*legō*": "say/tell/speak", "*antistēnai*": "to resist/oppose/stand against", "*ponērō*": "evil person/evil one/evil (could be person or abstract)", "*hostis*": "whoever/anyone who", "*rapisei*": "will slap/strike/hit", "*dexian*": "right/right-hand", "*siagona*": "cheek/jawbone", "*strepson*": "turn/twist/direct", "*allēn*": "other/another/different" } }
  • Exod 21:23-25 : 23 { "verseID": "Exodus.21.23", "source": "וְאִם־אָסוֹן יִהְיֶה וְנָתַתָּה נֶפֶשׁ תַּחַת נָפֶשׁ", "text": "*wə-ʾim-ʾāsôn* *yihyeh* *wə-nātattāh* *nephesh* *tachat* *nāphesh*", "grammar": { "*wə-ʾim*": "conjunction + conjunction - but if", "*ʾāsôn*": "masculine singular noun - harm/injury", "*yihyeh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - there is", "*wə-nātattāh*": "conjunction *wə* + qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - then you shall give", "*nephesh*": "feminine singular noun - life", "*tachat*": "preposition - in place of", "*nāphesh*": "feminine singular noun - life" }, "variants": { "*ʾāsôn*": "harm/injury/calamity", "*nephesh tachat nāphesh*": "life for life/soul for soul" } } 24 { "verseID": "Exodus.21.24", "source": "עַיִן תַּחַת עַיִן שֵׁן תַּחַת שֵׁן יָד תַּחַת יָד רֶגֶל תַּחַת רָגֶל", "text": "*ʿayin* *tachat* *ʿayin* *shēn* *tachat* *shēn* *yād* *tachat* *yād* *regel* *tachat* *rāgel*", "grammar": { "*ʿayin*": "feminine singular noun - eye", "*tachat*": "preposition - in place of", "*ʿayin*": "feminine singular noun - eye", "*shēn*": "feminine singular noun - tooth", "*tachat*": "preposition - in place of", "*shēn*": "feminine singular noun - tooth", "*yād*": "feminine singular noun - hand", "*tachat*": "preposition - in place of", "*yād*": "feminine singular noun - hand", "*regel*": "feminine singular noun - foot", "*tachat*": "preposition - in place of", "*rāgel*": "feminine singular noun - foot" }, "variants": { "*tachat*": "in place of/for/instead of" } } 25 { "verseID": "Exodus.21.25", "source": "כְּוִיָּה תַּחַת כְּוִיָּה פֶּצַע תַּחַת פָּצַע חַבּוּרָה תַּחַת חַבּוּרָה", "text": "*kəwiyyāh* *tachat* *kəwiyyāh* *peṣaʿ* *tachat* *pāṣaʿ* *chabbûrāh* *tachat* *chabbûrāh*", "grammar": { "*kəwiyyāh*": "feminine singular noun - burn", "*tachat*": "preposition - in place of", "*kəwiyyāh*": "feminine singular noun - burn", "*peṣaʿ*": "masculine singular noun - wound", "*tachat*": "preposition - in place of", "*pāṣaʿ*": "masculine singular noun - wound", "*chabbûrāh*": "feminine singular noun - stripe/bruise", "*tachat*": "preposition - in place of", "*chabbûrāh*": "feminine singular noun - stripe/bruise" }, "variants": { "*kəwiyyāh*": "burn/burning", "*peṣaʿ*": "wound/injury/cut", "*chabbûrāh*": "stripe/bruise/blow" } }
  • Lev 24:17-21 : 17 { "verseID": "Leviticus.24.17", "source": "וְאִ֕ישׁ כִּ֥י יַכֶּ֖ה כָּל־נֶ֣פֶשׁ אָדָ֑ם מ֖וֹת יוּמָֽת׃", "text": "*wəʾîš kî yakkeh kol-nepeš ʾādām môt yûmāt*", "grammar": { "*wəʾîš*": "waw conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and man", "*kî*": "conjunction - when/if", "*yakkeh*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he strikes/kills", "*kol-nepeš*": "noun, masculine singular construct + noun, feminine singular - any life/soul of", "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular - man/mankind", "*môt*": "Qal infinitive absolute - dying", "*yûmāt*": "Hophal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he shall be put to death" }, "variants": { "*wəʾîš*": "and if anyone/and when a man", "*yakkeh*": "strikes/smites/kills", "*kol-nepeš ʾādām*": "any human life/any person", "*môt yûmāt*": "surely be put to death (emphatic construction)" } } 18 { "verseID": "Leviticus.24.18", "source": "וּמַכֵּ֥ה נֶֽפֶשׁ־בְּהֵמָ֖ה יְשַׁלְּמֶ֑נָּה נֶ֖פֶשׁ תַּ֥חַת נָֽפֶשׁ׃", "text": "*ûmakkēh nepeš-bəhēmāh yəšalləmennāh nepeš taḥat nāpeš*", "grammar": { "*ûmakkēh*": "waw conjunction + Hiphil participle, masculine singular - and one who strikes/kills", "*nepeš-bəhēmāh*": "noun, feminine singular construct + noun, feminine singular - life of animal", "*yəšalləmennāh*": "Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - he shall make it good/repay it", "*nepeš*": "noun, feminine singular - life/soul", "*taḥat*": "preposition - instead of/in place of", "*nāpeš*": "noun, feminine singular - life/soul" }, "variants": { "*ûmakkēh*": "one who strikes/kills/injures", "*nepeš-bəhēmāh*": "animal life/the life of a beast", "*yəšalləmennāh*": "shall repay it/make restitution for it/compensate for it", "*nepeš taḥat nāpeš*": "life for life/like for like" } } 19 { "verseID": "Leviticus.24.19", "source": "וְאִ֕ישׁ כִּֽי־יִתֵּ֥ן מ֖וּם בַּעֲמִית֑וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֔ה כֵּ֖ן יֵעָ֥שֶׂה לּֽוֹ׃", "text": "*wəʾîš kî-yittēn mûm baʿămîtô kaʾăšer ʿāśāh kēn yēʿāśeh lô*", "grammar": { "*wəʾîš*": "waw conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and man", "*kî-yittēn*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - when he causes/puts", "*mûm*": "noun, masculine singular - blemish/defect", "*baʿămîtô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his neighbor", "*kaʾăšer*": "preposition + relative pronoun - as/according to what", "*ʿāśāh*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he did/has done", "*kēn*": "adverb - so/thus", "*yēʿāśeh*": "Niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it shall be done", "*lô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to/for him" }, "variants": { "*wəʾîš*": "and if anyone/and when a man", "*yittēn mûm*": "causes injury/inflicts blemish", "*baʿămîtô*": "to his neighbor/fellow/countryman", "*kaʾăšer ʿāśāh kēn yēʿāśeh lô*": "as he has done, so it shall be done to him/the same shall be done to him" } } 20 { "verseID": "Leviticus.24.20", "source": "שֶׁ֚בֶר תַּ֣חַת שֶׁ֔בֶר עַ֚יִן תַּ֣חַת עַ֔יִן שֵׁ֖ן תַּ֣חַת שֵׁ֑ן כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר יִתֵּ֥ן מוּם֙ בָּֽאָדָ֔ם כֵּ֖ן יִנָּ֥תֶן בּֽוֹ׃", "text": "*šeber taḥat šeber ʿayin taḥat ʿayin šēn taḥat šēn kaʾăšer yittēn mûm bāʾādām kēn yinnāten bô*", "grammar": { "*šeber*": "noun, masculine singular - fracture/break", "*taḥat*": "preposition - instead of/in place of", "*šeber*": "noun, masculine singular - fracture/break", "*ʿayin*": "noun, feminine singular - eye", "*taḥat*": "preposition - instead of/in place of", "*ʿayin*": "noun, feminine singular - eye", "*šēn*": "noun, feminine singular - tooth", "*taḥat*": "preposition - instead of/in place of", "*šēn*": "noun, feminine singular - tooth", "*kaʾăšer*": "preposition + relative pronoun - as/according to what", "*yittēn*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he causes/gives", "*mûm*": "noun, masculine singular - blemish/defect", "*bāʾādām*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the man", "*kēn*": "adverb - so/thus", "*yinnāten*": "Niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it shall be given", "*bô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in/to him" }, "variants": { "*šeber*": "fracture/break/wound", "*ʿayin*": "eye/sight", "*šēn*": "tooth", "*taḥat*": "for/in place of/instead of", "*yittēn mûm*": "causes injury/inflicts blemish", "*bāʾādām*": "in a person/to a human", "*yinnāten bô*": "shall be done to him/shall be given to him" } } 21 { "verseID": "Leviticus.24.21", "source": "וּמַכֵּ֥ה בְהֵמָ֖ה יְשַׁלְּמֶ֑נָּה וּמַכֵּ֥ה אָדָ֖ם יוּמָֽת׃", "text": "*ûmakkēh bəhēmāh yəšalləmennāh ûmakkēh ʾādām yûmāt*", "grammar": { "*ûmakkēh*": "waw conjunction + Hiphil participle, masculine singular - and one who strikes/kills", "*bəhēmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - animal/beast", "*yəšalləmennāh*": "Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - he shall make it good/repay it", "*ûmakkēh*": "waw conjunction + Hiphil participle, masculine singular - and one who strikes/kills", "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular - man/mankind", "*yûmāt*": "Hophal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he shall be put to death" }, "variants": { "*ûmakkēh*": "one who strikes/kills/injures", "*bəhēmāh*": "animal/beast/livestock", "*yəšalləmennāh*": "shall repay it/make restitution for it/compensate for it", "*ʾādām*": "person/human/man", "*yûmāt*": "shall be put to death/shall be executed" } }