Deuteronomy 19:11

19:11 However, suppose a person hates someone else ¹  and stalks him, attacks him, kills him, ²  and then flees to one of these cities.

Deuteronomy 19:21

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. ³ 

Deuteronomy 24:7

24:7 If a man is found kidnapping a person from among his fellow Israelites, ⁴  and regards him as mere property ⁵  and sells him, that kidnapper ⁶  must die. In this way you will purge ⁷  evil from among you.

[19:11]  ¹ tn Heb “his neighbor.”

[19:11]  ² tn Heb “rises against him and strikes him fatally.”

[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.

[24:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “from his brothers, from the sons of Israel.” The terms “brothers” and “sons of Israel” are in apposition; the second defines the first more specifically.

[24:7]  ⁶ tn Or “and enslaves him.”

[24:7]  ⁷ tn Heb “that thief.”

[24:7]  ⁸ tn Heb “burn.” See note on the word “purge” in Deut 19:19.