Deuteronomy 1:27
Context1:27 You complained among yourselves privately 1 and said, “Because the Lord hates us he brought us from Egypt to deliver us over to the Amorites so they could destroy us!
Deuteronomy 9:26
Context9:26 I prayed to him: 2 O, Lord God, 3 do not destroy your people, your valued property 4 that you have powerfully redeemed, 5 whom you brought out of Egypt by your strength. 6
Deuteronomy 19:21
Context19:21 You must not show pity; the principle will be a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, and a foot for a foot. 7


[1:27] 1 tn Heb “in your tents,” that is, privately.
[9:26] 2 tn Heb “the
[9:26] 3 tn Heb “Lord
[9:26] 4 tn Heb “your inheritance”; NLT “your special (very own NRSV) possession.” Israel is compared to landed property that one would inherit from his ancestors and pass on to his descendants.
[9:26] 5 tn Heb “you have redeemed in your greatness.”
[9:26] 6 tn Heb “by your strong hand.”
[19:21] 3 sn This kind of justice is commonly called lex talionis or “measure for measure” (cf. Exod 21:23-25; Lev 24:19-20). It is likely that it is the principle that is important and not always a strict application. That is, the punishment should fit the crime and it may do so by the payment of fines or other suitable and equitable compensation (cf. Exod 22:21; Num 35:31). See T. S. Frymer-Kensky, “Tit for Tat: The Principle of Equal Retribution in Near Eastern and Biblical Law,” BA 43 (1980): 230-34.