Deuteronomy 19:21

eye. Figure of speech Prosopopoeia (App-6).

life. soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13. Compare Exodus 21:23-25.

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See the marginal references.
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Eye for eye — What punishment the law allotted to the accused, if he had been convicted, the same shall the false accuser bear.

²¹ And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Deuteronomy 19:21