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Deuteronomy 25:1-2
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Deuteronomy 25:1-2
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Whipping as Punishment for a Crime
Moses said to Israel:
25 1-2 Suppose you and someone else each accuse the other of doing something wrong, and you go to court, where the judges decide you are guilty. If your punishment is to be beaten with a whip,[a] one of the judges will order you to lie down, and you will receive the number of lashes you deserve.
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- 25.1,2 whip: Or “rod.”
Deuteronomy 25:1-2
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Deuteronomy 25:1-2
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25 When people have a dispute, they are to take it to court and the judges(A) will decide the case,(B) acquitting(C) the innocent and condemning the guilty.(D) 2 If the guilty person deserves to be beaten,(E) the judge shall make them lie down and have them flogged in his presence with the number of lashes the crime deserves,
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