Deuteronomy 19:21 Go deeper

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

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וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Deuteronomy 19:21 word 1

תָח֖וֹסta.Chosit will look with pity

Lemma: חוּס (chus) · Strong's: H2347

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)

Meaning: to pity

Used 24 times. Also: Genesis 45:20, Deuteronomy 7:16, Deuteronomy 13:8, Deuteronomy 19:13, Deuteronomy 25:12, 1 Samuel 24:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2347; TAHOT Deuteronomy 19:21 word 2

עֵינֶ֑ךָ'ei.Ne.khaeye your

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: eye

Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 19:21 word 3

נֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshlife

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: soul: life

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 1:30, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 19:21 word 4

בְּנֶ֗פֶשׁbe.Ne.feshfor life

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: soul: life

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 1:30, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 19:21 word 5

עַ֤יִן'A.yineye

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: eye

Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 19:21 word 6

בְּעַ֙יִן֙be.'A.yinfor eye

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: eye

Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 19:21 word 7

שֵׁ֣ןshentooth

Lemma: שֵׁן (shen) · Strong's: H8127G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: tooth

Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 49:12, Exodus 21:24, Exodus 21:27, Leviticus 24:20, Numbers 11:33, Deuteronomy 32:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8127G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 19:21 word 8

בְּשֵׁ֔ןbe.Shenfor tooth

Lemma: שֵׁן (shen) · Strong's: H8127G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: tooth

Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 49:12, Exodus 21:24, Exodus 21:27, Leviticus 24:20, Numbers 11:33, Deuteronomy 32:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8127G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 19:21 word 9

יָ֥דyadhand

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: hand

Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 19:21 word 10

בְּיָ֖דbe.Yadfor hand

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: hand

Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 19:21 word 11

רֶ֥גֶלRe.gelfoot

Lemma: רֶ֫גֶל (re.gel) · Strong's: H7272

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: foot

Used 240 times. Also: Genesis 8:9, Genesis 18:4, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 29:1, Genesis 30:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7272; TAHOT Deuteronomy 19:21 word 12

בְּרָֽגֶל\׃\ \סbe.Ra.gelfor foot

Lemma: רֶ֫גֶל (re.gel) · Strong's: H7272

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: foot

Used 240 times. Also: Genesis 8:9, Genesis 18:4, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 29:1, Genesis 30:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7272; TAHOT Deuteronomy 19:21 word 13

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

You must show no pity	→	לֹא H3808 not
. . .	→	חוּס H2347 to pity
. . .	→	עַ֫יִן H5869A eye
life	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315H soul: life
for life	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315H soul: life
eye	→	עַ֫יִן H5869A eye
for eye	→	עַ֫יִן H5869A eye
tooth	→	שֵׁן H8127G tooth
for tooth	→	שֵׁן H8127G tooth
hand	→	יָד H3027G hand
for hand	→	יָד H3027G hand
[and] foot	→	רֶ֫גֶל H7272 foot
for foot	→	רֶ֫גֶל H7272 foot

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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