Deuteronomy 25:2

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

If the guilty man deserves to be beaten, the judge shall have him lie down and be flogged in his presence with the number of lashes his crime warrants.

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KJV

King James Version

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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WEB

World English Bible

It shall be, if the wicked man is worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down and to be beaten before his face, according to his wickedness, by number.

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ASV

American Standard Version

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 wickedness, by number.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Deuteronomy 25

¹ If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court to be judged, so that the innocent may be acquitted and the guilty condemned.

² If the guilty man deserves to be beaten, the judge shall have him lie down and be flogged in his presence with the number of lashes his crime warrants.

³ He may receive no more than forty lashes, lest your brother be beaten any more than that and be degraded in your sight.

⁴ Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.

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