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Deuteronomy 11:7

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11:7 I am speaking to you 1  because you are the ones who saw all the great deeds of the Lord!

Deuteronomy 19:21

Context
19:21 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. 2 

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[11:7]  1 tn On the addition of these words in the translation see note on “They did not see” in v. 3.

[19:21]  2 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.



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