Deuteronomy 19:21 — King James Version← Study notes
“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 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Deuteronomy 19:2113 words
וְלֹאwəlōʾAnd not
תָחוֹסtāḥwōsCover
עֵינֶךָʿêneḵāEye
נֶפֶשׁnep̄ešSoul
בְּנֶפֶשׁbənep̄ešIn soul
עַיִןʿayinEye
בְּעַיִןbəʿayinIn eye
שֵׁןšēnTooth
בְּשֵׁןbəšēnIn tooth
יָדyādHand
בְּיָדbəyādIn hand
רֶגֶלregelFoot
בְּרָגֶלbərāgelIn foot
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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