Deuteronomy 19:21

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.

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 19:13 : 13 thine eye hath no pity on him, and thou hast put away the innocent blood from Israel, and it is well with thee.
  • Matt 5:38-39 : 38 `Ye heard that it was said: Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth; 39 but I -- I say to you, not to resist the evil, but whoever shall slap thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other;
  • Exod 21:23-25 : 23 and if there is mischief, then thou hast given life for life, 24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25 burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
  • Lev 24:17-21 : 17 `And when a man smiteth any soul of man, he is certainly put to death. 18 `And he who smiteth a beast repayeth it, body for body. 19 `And when a man putteth a blemish in his fellow, as he hath done so it is done to him; 20 breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he putteth a blemish in a man so it is done in him. 21 `And he who smiteth a beast repayeth it, and he who smiteth `the life of' man is put to death;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Exod 21:23-27
    5 verses
    90%

    23and if there is mischief, then thou hast given life for life,

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

    25burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.

    26`And when a man smiteth the eye of his man-servant, or the eye of his handmaid, and hath destroyed it, as a freeman he doth send him away for his eye;

    27and if a tooth of his man-servant or a tooth of his handmaid he knock out, as a freeman he doth send him away for his tooth.

  • Lev 24:17-21
    5 verses
    84%

    17`And when a man smiteth any soul of man, he is certainly put to death.

    18`And he who smiteth a beast repayeth it, body for body.

    19`And when a man putteth a blemish in his fellow, as he hath done so it is done to him;

    20breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he putteth a blemish in a man so it is done in him.

    21`And he who smiteth a beast repayeth it, and he who smiteth `the life of' man is put to death;

  • Deut 25:12
    82%

    12then thou hast cut off her hand, thine eye doth not spare.

  • Deut 19:19-20
    2 verses
    82%

    19`Then ye have done to him as he devised to do to his brother, and thou hast put away the evil thing out of thy midst,

    20and those who are left do hear and fear, and add not to do any more according to this evil thing in thy midst;

  • Matt 5:38-39
    2 verses
    81%

    38`Ye heard that it was said: Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth;

    39but I -- I say to you, not to resist the evil, but whoever shall slap thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other;

  • Deut 19:12-13
    2 verses
    80%

    12then the elders of his city have sent and taken him from thence, and given him into the hand of the redeemer of blood, and he hath died;

    13thine eye hath no pity on him, and thou hast put away the innocent blood from Israel, and it is well with thee.

  • Ezek 9:10
    75%

    10And I also, Mine eye doth not pity, nor do I spare; their way on their own head I have put.'

  • Deut 13:8-9
    2 verses
    75%

    8thou dost not consent to him, nor hearken unto him, nor doth thine eye have pity on him, nor dost thou spare, nor dost thou cover him over.

    9`But thou dost surely kill him; thy hand is on him, in the first place, to put him to death, and the hand of all the people last;

  • Exod 21:12
    75%

    12`He who smiteth a man so that he hath died, is certainly put to death;

  • Ezek 7:9
    74%

    9And not pity doth Mine eye, nor do I spare, According to thy ways unto thee I give, And thine abominations are in thy midst, And ye have known that I `am' Jehovah the smiter.

  • Ezek 7:4
    74%

    4And no pity on thee hath Mine eye, nor do I spare, For thy ways against thee I do set, And thine abominations are in thy midst, And ye have known that I `am' Jehovah.

  • Num 35:21
    74%

    21or in enmity he hath smitten him with his hand, and he dieth; the smiter is certainly put to death; he `is' a murderer; the redeemer of blood doth put the murderer to death in his coming against him.

  • Ezek 9:5
    73%

    5And to the others he said in mine ears, `Pass on into the city after him, and smite; your eye doth not pity, nor do ye spare;

  • Lev 19:18
    73%

    18`Thou dost not take vengeance, nor watch the sons of thy people; and thou hast had love to thy neighbour as thyself; I `am' Jehovah.

  • Matt 18:8-9
    2 verses
    73%

    8`And if thy hand or thy foot doth cause thee to stumble, cut them off and cast from thee; it is good for thee to enter into the life lame or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be cast to the fire the age-during.

    9`And if thine eye doth cause thee to stumble, pluck it out and cast from thee; it is good for thee one-eyed to enter into the life, rather than having two eyes to be cast to the gehenna of the fire.

  • Num 35:19
    73%

    19`The redeemer of blood himself doth put the murderer to death; in his coming against him he doth put him to death.

  • Num 35:31
    72%

    31`And ye take no atonement for the life of a murderer who `is' condemned -- to die, for he is certainly put to death;

  • Job 19:29
    72%

    29Be ye afraid because of the sword, For furious `are' the punishments of the sword, That ye may know that `there is' a judgment.

  • Deut 19:10
    72%

    10and innocent blood is not shed in the midst of thy land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee -- an inheritance, and there hath been upon thee blood.

  • Deut 17:7
    72%

    7the hand of the witnesses is on him, in the first place, to put him to death, and the hand of all the people last; and thou hast put away the evil thing out of thy midst.

  • Exod 21:15
    72%

    15`And he who smiteth his father or his mother is certainly put to death.

  • Deut 28:31
    71%

    31thine ox `is' slaughtered before thine eyes, and thou dost not eat of it; thine ass `is' taken violently away from before thee, and it is not given back to thee; thy sheep `are' given to thine enemies, and there is no saviour for thee.

  • Matt 5:21
    71%

    21`Ye heard that it was said to the ancients: Thou shalt not kill, and whoever may kill shall be in danger of the judgment;

  • Deut 7:16
    71%

    16`And thou hast consumed all the peoples whom Jehovah thy God is giving to thee; thine eye hath no pity on them, and thou dost not serve their gods, for a snare it `is' to thee.

  • Matt 5:29-30
    2 verses
    71%

    29`But, if thy right eye doth cause thee to stumble, pluck it out and cast from thee, for it is good to thee that one of thy members may perish, and not thy whole body be cast to gehenna.

    30`And, if thy right hand doth cause thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast from thee, for it is good to thee that one of thy members may perish, and not thy whole body be cast to gehenna.

  • Exod 22:24
    71%

    24and Mine anger hath burned, and I have slain you by the sword, and your wives have been widows, and your sons orphans.

  • Jer 18:21
    71%

    21Therefore, give up their sons to famine, And cause them to run on the sides of the sword, And their wives are bereaved and widows, And their men are slain by death, Their young men smitten by sword in battle,

  • Deut 13:11
    71%

    11and all Israel do hear and fear, and add not to do like this evil thing in thy midst.

  • Gen 9:6
    71%

    6whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man is his blood shed: for in the image of God hath He made man.

  • Prov 24:29
    71%

    29Say not, `As he did to me, so I do to him, I render to each according to his work.'

  • Rom 12:19
    71%

    19not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath, for it hath been written, `Vengeance `is' Mine,

  • Exod 21:31
    70%

    31whether it gore a son or gore a daughter, according to this judgment it is done to him.

  • Ezek 35:6
    70%

    6Therefore, I live -- an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Surely for blood I do appoint thee, And blood doth pursue thee, If blood thou hast not hated, Blood also doth pursue thee.

  • Deut 19:6
    70%

    6lest the redeemer of blood pursue after the man-slayer when his heart is hot, and hath overtaken him (because the way is great), and hath smitten him -- the life, and he hath no sentence of death, for he is not hating him heretofore;

  • Exod 22:1
    70%

    1`When a man doth steal an ox or sheep, and hath slaughtered it or sold it, five of the herd he doth repay for the ox, and four of the flock for the sheep.

  • Lev 19:15
    70%

    15`Ye do not do perversity in judgment; thou dost not lift up the face of the poor, nor honour the face of the great; in righteousness thou dost judge thy fellow.