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Deuteronomy 19:21

King James Version (KJV)

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Deuteronomy 19:21

Verse 21 of 21

Scripture focus

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 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Deuteronomy 19:21

Theological / Devotional

Not pity. This advice is spoken to the judges, lest they be tempted to be more lenient than strict justice required.

Life shall go. For further details, see Ex. 21:23-25; Lev. 24:19, 20. A conspiracy to give false testimony and thereby bring an innocent man into jeopardy is unforgivable, for it represents potential murder in the heart of the false witness (see Matt. 5:22). The pit that he dug for his innocent neighbor was to be his own grave.

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