5. Mosebok 19,21
19 da skal dere gjøre mot det falske vitnet som han hadde tenkt å gjøre mot sin bror. Du må rense det onde fra blant dere.
20 Folket skal høre om dette og bli redde, og sørge for at en slik ond ting ikke gjentas blant dere.
Vis ingen barmhjertighet: liv for liv, øye for øye, tann for tann, hånd for hånd, fot for fot.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.
- KJV
- And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
- WEB
- Your eyes shall not pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
- ASV
- And thine eyes shall not pity; life [shall go] for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
- DARBY
- And thine eye shall not spare: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
- BLB
- And your eye shall not pity: Life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
- ÅB
- Du skal ingen spare: Liv for liv, øye for øye, tann for tann, hånd for hånd, fot for fot!
- OTB
- Vis ingen barmhjertighet: liv for liv, øye for øye, tann for tann, hånd for hånd, fot for fot.
- B1930
- Du skal ingen spare: Liv for liv, øie for øie, tann for tann, hånd for hånd, fot for fot!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matteus 5,38–39
Dere har hørt læren, ‘Øye for øye, og tann for tann.’
Read in context2. Mosebok 21,23–25
Men hvis det er alvorlig skade, skal du gi liv for liv,
Read in context5. Mosebok 19,13
Vis ingen medlidenhet. Du må rense Israel for skyld i uskyldig blodutgytelse, så det kan gå deg vel.
Read in context3. Mosebok 24,17–21
‘Enhver som tar et menneskeliv må dø.
Read in context