Deuteronomy 19:21
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Thou shalt not pity him, but shalt require life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

Matthew 5:38
You have heard that it hath been said: An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.

Exodus 21:23
But if her death ensue thereupon, he shall render life for life,

Exodus 21:24
Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

Leviticus 24:20
Breach for breach, eye for ere, tooth for tooth, shall he restore. What blemish he gave, the like shall he be compelled to suffer.

Deuteronomy 19:13
Thou shalt not pity him, and thou shalt take away the guilt of innocent blood out of Israel, that it may be well with thee.

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Thou shalt not pity him, but shalt require life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

thine eye

Deuteronomy 19:13 Thou shalt not pity him, and thou shalt take away the guilt of innocent blood out of Israel, that it may be well with thee.

life shall

Exodus 21:23-25 But if her death ensue thereupon, he shall render life for life, . . .

Leviticus 24:17-21 He that striketh and killeth a man: dying let him die. . . .

Matthew 5:38,39 You have heard that it hath been said: An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. . . .

Context
The Testimony of Two or Three Witnesses
20That others hearing may fear, and may not dare to do such things. 21Thou shalt not pity him, but shalt require life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
Lexicon
You must show no pity:
וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

life
נֶ֣פֶשׁ (ne·p̄eš)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

for life,
בְּנֶ֗פֶשׁ (bə·ne·p̄eš)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

eye
עַ֤יִן (‘a·yin)
Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5869: An eye, a fountain

for eye,
בְּעַ֙יִן֙ (bə·‘a·yin)
Preposition-b | Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5869: An eye, a fountain

tooth
שֵׁ֣ן (šên)
Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 8127: A tooth, ivory, a cliff

for tooth,
בְּשֵׁ֔ן (bə·šên)
Preposition-b | Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 8127: A tooth, ivory, a cliff

hand
יָ֥ד (yāḏ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand

for hand,
בְּיָ֖ד (bə·yāḏ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand

[and] foot
רֶ֥גֶל (re·ḡel)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7272: A foot, a step, the pudenda

for foot.
בְּרָֽגֶל׃ (bə·rā·ḡel)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7272: A foot, a step, the pudenda


Additional Translations
You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.And your eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

And thine eyes shall not pity; life'shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

Thine eye shall not spare him: thou shalt exact life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

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

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

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

Your eyes shall not pity; life [shall go] for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

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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