Deuteronomy 19:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Deuteronomy 19:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Deuteronomy 19:21 in 6 Bible Translations

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Deuteronomy 19:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Your eyes shall not pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”

Deuteronomy 19:21 — World English Bible

Deuteronomy 19:21 ASV — 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. ”

Deuteronomy 19:21 — American Standard Version

Deuteronomy 19:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Deuteronomy 19:21 — Young's Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 19:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And thine eye shall not spare: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot. ”

Deuteronomy 19:21 — Darby Translation

Deuteronomy 19:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

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

Deuteronomy 19:21 — Geneva Bible

Deuteronomy 19:21 in Context — Deuteronomy 19

19 Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from among you.

20 And those which remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil among you.

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

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What Does Deuteronomy 19:21 Mean?

Deuteronomy 19:21 is a verse from the Book of Deuteronomy, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Deuteronomy chapter 19. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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