Deuteronomy 25:3
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Deuteronomy 25:3 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Forty stripes he may give him, he shall not exceed; lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should seem vile unto thee.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Mit vierzig Schlägen mag er ihn schlagen lassen, nicht mehr; damit nicht, wenn er fortführe, ihn über diese hinaus mit vielen Schlägen zu schlagen, dein Bruder verächtlich werde in deinen Augen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Harále dar cuarenta azotes, no más: no sea que, si lo hiriere con muchos azotes á más de éstos, se envilezca tu hermano delante de tus ojos.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Fará lhe dar quarenta açoites, não mais: não seja que, se o ferir com muitos açoites a mais destes, se humilhe teu irmão diante de teus olhos.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
O juiz poderá lhe dar quarenta golpes, mas ele não poderá exceder esse número; pois, se ele exceder esse número e lhe der mais golpes, então, teu companheiro israelita será humilhado aos teus olhos.
📖 Deuteronomy 25:3 in Context
1If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.
2And 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.
3Forty 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.
4Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn.
5If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband’s brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband’s brother unto her.
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