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Deuteronomy 25:12

What does Deuteronomy 25:12 mean?

A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 25:12 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall have no pity.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall not pity her.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall have no pity.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Her hand is to be cut off; have no pity on her.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

then thou hast cut off her hand, thine eye doth not spare.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Thou shalt cut off her hand, neither shalt thou be moved with any pity in her regard.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

thou shalt cut off her hand; thine eye shall not spare.

Context

v.11When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets;

v.12This passage

v.13Thou shalt not have in thy bag diverse weights, a great and a small.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Deuteronomy 19:13

    Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.

  • Deuteronomy 7:2

    and when Jehovah thy God shall deliver them up before thee, and thou shalt smite them; then thou shalt utterly destroy them: thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor show mercy unto them;

  • Deuteronomy 19:21

    And thine 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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