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Deuteronomy 25:12

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

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וְקַצֹּתָ֖הveqatsotahand cutקָצַץconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and cut”, a completed action in a sequenceH7112to chop off (literally or figuratively)cut (asunder, in pieces, in sunder, off), [idiom] utmost.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).כַּפָּ֑הּkapahhand , -dle,כַּףnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “hand , -dle,”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3709the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, powerbranch, [phrase] foot, hand((-ful), -dle, (-led)), hollow, middle, palm, paw, power, sole, spoon.לֹ֥אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תָח֖וֹסtachospityחוּסverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “pity”, an unfinished actionH2347properly, to cover, i.e. (figuratively) to compassionatepity, regard, spare.עֵינֶֽךָeynekhaeye , , -sightעַיִןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

then you shall cut off her hand. Your eye shall have no pity.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἀποκόψεις τὴν χεῖρα· οὐ φείσεται ὁ ὀφθαλμός σου ἐπʼ αὐτῇ.

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Young’s Literal Translation

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Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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