Deuteronomy 19:21

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

Additional Resources

Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Your eye shall not pity; but life shall be for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And thine eyes{H5869} shall not pity;{H2347} life{H5315} [shall go] for life,{H5315} eye{H5869} for eye,{H5869} tooth{H8127} for tooth,{H8127} hand{H3027} for hand,{H3027} foot{H7272} for foot.{H7272}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And thine eye{H5869} shall not pity{H2347}{(H8799)}; but life{H5315} shall go for life{H5315}, eye{H5869} for eye{H5869}, tooth{H8127} for tooth{H8127}, hand{H3027} for hand{H3027}, foot{H7272} for foot{H7272}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And let thyne eye haue no compassio, but life for life, eye for eye, toth for toth, hande for hand, and fote for fote.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Thine eye shall not pitie him. Soule for soule, eye for eye, tothe for tothe, hande for hande, fote for fote.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Therefore thine eye shall have no compassion, but life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foote for foote.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And thine eye shall haue no copassion, but lyfe for lyfe, eye for eye, toothe for toothe, hande for hande, foote for foote.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And thine eye shall not pity; [but] life [shall go] for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Your eyes shall not pity; life [shall go] for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and thine eye doth not pity -- life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And thine eyes shall not pity; life `shall go' for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And thine eyes shall not pity; life [shall go] for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Have no pity; let life be given for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Your eyes shall not pity; life [shall go] for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    You must not show pity; the principle will be a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, and a foot for a foot.

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 19:13 : 13 Do not pity him, but purge the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, so that it may go well with you.
  • Matt 5:38-39 : 38 You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.' 39 But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other also.
  • Exod 21:23-25 : 23 But if there is serious injury, you are to take life for life, 24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25 burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.
  • Lev 24:17-21 : 17 Anyone who takes the life of another person must be put to death. 18 Whoever kills an animal must make restitution—life for life. 19 If anyone injures their neighbor, whatever they have done must be done to them. 20 Fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. The same injury that one inflicts on another must also be inflicted on them. 21 Whoever kills an animal must make restitution, but whoever kills a person must be put to death.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Exod 21:23-27
    5 verses
    90%

    23 But if there is serious injury, you are to take life for life,

    24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

    25 burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.

    26 If a man strikes the eye of his male or female servant and destroys it, he must let the servant go free in compensation for the eye.

    27 And if he knocks out the tooth of his male or female servant, he must let the servant go free in compensation for the tooth.

  • Lev 24:17-21
    5 verses
    84%

    17 Anyone who takes the life of another person must be put to death.

    18 Whoever kills an animal must make restitution—life for life.

    19 If anyone injures their neighbor, whatever they have done must be done to them.

    20 Fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. The same injury that one inflicts on another must also be inflicted on them.

    21 Whoever kills an animal must make restitution, but whoever kills a person must be put to death.

  • Deut 25:12
    82%

    12 then you shall cut off her hand; show no pity.

  • Deut 19:19-20
    2 verses
    82%

    19 you must do to him as he intended to do to his brother. You must purge the evil from among you.

    20 Then the rest of the people will hear of this and be afraid, and they will never again commit such an evil thing among you.

  • Matt 5:38-39
    2 verses
    81%

    38 You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.'

    39 But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other also.

  • Deut 19:12-13
    2 verses
    80%

    12 the elders of his city shall send for him, take him from there, and hand him over to the avenger of blood to be put to death.

    13 Do not pity him, but purge the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, so that it may go well with you.

  • Ezek 9:10
    75%

    10 'But as for me, my eye will not spare, nor will I show pity. I will bring their actions back upon their own heads.'

  • Deut 13:8-9
    2 verses
    75%

    8 whether those gods are nearby or far away, from one end of the earth to the other—

    9 do not yield to him or listen to him. Show no pity or compassion, and do not shield him.

  • Exod 21:12
    75%

    12 Anyone who strikes a man and kills him shall surely be put to death.

  • Ezek 7:9
    74%

    9 'I will not look on you with pity or spare you. I will repay you according to your conduct and the detestable practices among you. Then you will know that it is I, the LORD, who strikes you.'

  • Ezek 7:4
    74%

    4 'I will not look on you with pity or spare you. I will repay you for your conduct and your detestable practices among you. Then you will know that I am the LORD.'

  • Num 35:21
    74%

    21 or if in hostility someone strikes another with their hand and the person dies, the one who struck them must be put to death. They are a murderer. The avenger of blood is to execute the sentence when they meet the murderer.

  • Ezek 9:5
    73%

    5 To the others, he said in my hearing, 'Pass through the city after him and strike down. Do not let your eye spare, and do not show pity.'

  • Lev 19:18
    73%

    18 Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.

  • Matt 18:8-9
    2 verses
    73%

    8 If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire.

    9 And if your eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.

  • Num 35:19
    73%

    19 The avenger of blood is to put the murderer to death; when they encounter the murderer, the avenger is to put them to death.

  • Num 35:31
    72%

    31 You must not accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death; they must surely be put to death.

  • Job 19:29
    72%

    29 be afraid of the sword, for wrath brings punishment by the sword, so that you may know there is a judgment.

  • Deut 19:10
    72%

    10 This is to prevent the shedding of innocent blood within the land the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, so that you will not be guilty of bloodshed.

  • Deut 17:7
    72%

    7 The hands of the witnesses must be the first to put the person to death, and then the hands of all the people. You must purge the evil from among you.

  • Exod 21:15
    72%

    15 Anyone who strikes his father or mother shall surely be put to death.

  • Deut 28:31
    71%

    31 Your ox will be slaughtered before your eyes, but you will not eat any of it. Your donkey will be taken forcibly from you and will not be returned. Your sheep will be given to your enemies, and no one will rescue them.

  • Matt 5:21
    71%

    21 You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder,’ and whoever murders will be subject to judgment.

  • Deut 7:16
    71%

    16 You shall destroy all the nations the LORD your God is giving over to you. Do not look on them with pity, and do not serve their gods, for that would be a snare to you.

  • Matt 5:29-30
    2 verses
    71%

    29 If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

    30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.

  • Exod 22:24
    71%

    24 If you lend money to my people, to the poor among you, you must not act as a creditor to him; do not charge him interest.

  • Jer 18:21
    71%

    21 So give their children over to famine; hand them over to the power of the sword. Let their wives become childless and widowed, and let their men die by deadly disease; let their young men be struck down in battle.

  • Deut 13:11
    71%

    11 Stone him to death because he sought to turn you away from the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

  • Gen 9:6
    71%

    6 Whoever sheds human blood, by humans will their blood be shed; for in the image of God, God made mankind.

  • Prov 24:29
    71%

    29 Do not say, 'I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his deeds.'

  • Rom 12:19
    71%

    19 Do not take revenge, dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: 'It is mine to avenge; I will repay,' says the Lord.

  • Exod 21:31
    70%

    31 Whether it gores a son or a daughter, the same judgment applies to him.

  • Ezek 35:6
    70%

    6 therefore, as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, I will make you a land of bloodshed, and bloodshed will pursue you. Since you did not hate bloodshed, bloodshed will pursue you.

  • Deut 19:6
    70%

    6 Otherwise, the avenger of blood might pursue the manslayer in anger, overtake him because the way is long, and strike him fatally, even though the manslayer does not deserve death, since he had no prior hatred towards his neighbor.

  • Exod 22:1
    70%

    1 If a thief is caught breaking in and is struck and killed, there is no bloodguilt for his death.

  • Lev 19:15
    70%

    15 Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.