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Then those who remain
"When you punish the false witness, the rest of the people"
will hear and fear
The full meaning of this statement can be made explicit. AT: "will hear about the punishment and be afraid of getting punished" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
commit no longer any such evil
"never again do something evil like that"
Your eyes must not pity
Here "eyes" refer to the whole person. AT: "You must not pity him" or "You must not show him mercy" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)
life will pay for life ... foot for foot
Here the phrases are shortened because the meaning is understood. It means the people must punish a person in the same way that he harmed another person. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis)