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Deuteronomy 25:2-4
New Catholic Bible
Deuteronomy 25:2-4
New Catholic Bible
2 If the guilty man deserves to be beaten, then the judge will have him lay down and beaten in front of him, giving him the number of lashes that his crime deserves. 3 He can be given up to forty lashes, but no more than that, for if he is given more than that, your brother might be shamed in your sight.
4 Do not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the grain.[a]
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- Deuteronomy 25:4 Threshing was done in the east with the help of animals. St. Paul applies this precept in 1 Cor 9:9 and 1 Tim 5:18 in explaining why those who live for the altar should live from the altar.
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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