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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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Justice, Not Private Vengeance
Commentators unanimously explain that the 'eye for eye' principle is not a license for personal revenge. Rather, it is a legal guideline for judges to administer in a formal court. The command, 'thine eyes shall not pity,' is directed at these judges to ensure they apply the law impartially, preventing punishments that are either too lenient or excessively cruel.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
See the marginal references.
19th Century
Anglican
Deuteronomy 19:15–21. FALSE TESTIMONY.
The law of retaliation is sternly laid down here; but it must be administ…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And your eye shall not pity The false witness when convicted; this is directed to the judges, who should not spare s…
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Sentence should never be passed upon the testimony of one witness alone. A false witness should suffer the same punishment which he sought to have …
