Deuteronomy 19:21 meaning and explanation
You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.
Deuteronomy 19:21, Berean Standard Bible
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Moses is speaking to Israel as they prepare to settle in Canaan, and this verse closes a section on courts, witnesses and the avenger of blood. The rule is proportionality: the penalty must match the harm done, no more and no less.
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