Deuteronomy 19:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 19:21 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תָח֖וֹס
chûwç
H2347
to pity
עֵינֶ֑ךָ
ʻayin
H5869
eye
נֶ֣פֶשׁ
nephesh
H5315
soul
בְּנֶ֗פֶשׁ
nephesh
H5315
soul
עַ֤יִן
ʻayin
H5869
eye
בְּעַ֨יִן֙
ʻayin
H5869
eye
שֵׁ֣ן
shên
H8127
tooth
בְּשֵׁ֔ן
shên
H8127
tooth
יָ֥ד
yâd
H3027
hand
בְּיָ֖ד
yâd
H3027
hand
רֶ֥גֶל
regel
H7272
foot
בְּרָֽגֶל
regel
H7272
foot
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Your eyes shall not pity; life [shall go] for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And your eyes shall not have pity; a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, a foot for a foot.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).