Deu 25:11-12 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Deut 25:11-12: 25:11-12 cut off her hand: The woman’s act would emasculate the man, depriving him of (or cutting off from him) any offspring. As with the previous law (25:9 ), the punishment fits the crime ( lex talionis; see study note on 19:21).

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‏ Deuteronomy 25:11-12

Summary for Deut 25:11-12: 25:11-12 ^a cut off her hand: The woman’s act would emasculate the man, depriving him of (or cutting off from him) any offspring. As with the previous law (25:9 ^b), the punishment fits the crime (lex talionis; see study note on 19:21).