Deuteronomy 7:16
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16 You shall consume all the peoples which the Lord, your God, is giving over to you. You are not to look on them with pity, nor serve their gods, for that would be a snare to you.(A)
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Deuteronomy 19:13
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13 Do not show pity, but purge from Israel the innocent blood, so that it may go well with you.(A)
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Deuteronomy 19:21
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21 Do not show pity. Life for life,[a] eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot!(A)
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- 19:21 Life for life…: this phrasing of the lex talionis may seem exaggerated, but the law itself is meant to ensure equity and proportional punishment; cf. note on Ex 21:22–25.
Deuteronomy 25:12
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12 you shall chop off her hand; show no pity.
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