Deuteronomy 25:2
King James Version
2 And it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face, according to his fault, by a certain number.
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Deuteronomy 25:2
New King James Version
2 then it shall be, if the wicked man (A)deserves to be beaten, that the judge will cause him to lie down (B)and be beaten in his presence, according to his guilt, with a certain number of blows.
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Deuteronomy 25:3
King James Version
3 Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed: lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should seem vile unto thee.
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Deuteronomy 25:3
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3 (A)Forty blows he may give him and no more, lest he should exceed this and beat him with many blows above these, and your brother (B)be humiliated in your sight.
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