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Deuteronomy 25:2-4
New American Standard Bible
Deuteronomy 25:2-4
New American Standard Bible
2 then it shall be if the wicked person [a](A)deserves to be beaten, the judge shall then make him lie down and have him beaten in his presence with the number of lashes according to his [b]wrongful act. 3 (B)He may have him beaten forty times, but not more, so that he does not have him beaten with many more lashes than these, and that your brother does not (C)become contemptible in your eyes.
4 “(D)You shall not muzzle the ox while it is threshing.
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- Deuteronomy 25:2 Lit is a son of beating
- Deuteronomy 25:2 Or guilt
Deuteronomy 25:2-4
New International Version
Deuteronomy 25:2-4
New International Version
2 If the guilty person deserves to be beaten,(A) the judge shall make them lie down and have them flogged in his presence with the number of lashes the crime deserves, 3 but the judge must not impose more than forty lashes.(B) If the guilty party is flogged more than that, your fellow Israelite will be degraded in your eyes.(C)
4 Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.(D)
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