Deuteronomy 19:21
Old Testament • 13 words with Strong's data
"And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot."
Word-by-Word Analysis
עַיִן
ʻayin
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
חוּס
chûwç
properly, to cover, i.e. (figuratively) to compassionate
חַי
chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin...
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
חַי
chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin...
עַיִן
ʻayin
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
עַיִן
ʻayin
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
שֵׁן
shên
a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff
שֵׁן
shên
a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
רֶגֶל
regel
a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
רֶגֶל
regel
a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
Key Terms in This Verse
רֶגֶל regel
a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
Study H7272 →רֶגֶל regel
a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
Study H7272 →עַיִן ʻayin
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
Study H5869 →עַיִן ʻayin
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
Study H5869 →עַיִן ʻayin
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
Study H5869 →חַי chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
Study H2416 →חַי chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
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