Deuteronomy Chapter 25 verse 3 Holy Bible
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.
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He may be given forty blows, not more; for if more are given, your brother may be shamed before you.
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With forty [stripes] shall they beat him; they shall not exceed, lest, if they continue to beat him with many stripes above these, thy brother become despicable in thine eyes.
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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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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 to thee.
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Forty stripes he may give him, he shall not exceed; lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then your brother should seem vile to you.
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forty `times' he doth smite him -- he is not adding, lest, he is adding to smite him above these -- many stripes, and thy brother is lightly esteemed in thine eyes.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewHe may receiveיַכֶּ֖נּוּ (yak·ken·nū)Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularStrong's 5221: To strikenoלֹ֣א (lō)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nomoreיֹסִ֑יף (yō·sîp̄)Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 3254: To add, augmentthan forty {lashes},אַרְבָּעִ֥ים (’ar·bā·‘îm)Number - common pluralStrong's 705: Fortylestפֶּן־ (pen-)ConjunctionStrong's 6435: Removal, lestyour brotherאָחִ֖יךָ (’ā·ḥî·ḵā)Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 251: A brother, )be beatenלְהַכֹּת֤וֹ (lə·hak·kō·ṯōw)Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 5221: To strikeany moreיֹסִ֨יף (yō·sîp̄)Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 3254: To add, augmentthanעַל־ (‘al-)PrepositionStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstthatאֵ֙לֶּה֙ (’êl·leh)Pronoun - common pluralStrong's 428: These, thoseand be degradedוְנִקְלָ֥ה (wə·niq·lāh)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 7034: To be lightly esteemed or dishonoredin your sight.לְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ (lə·‘ê·ne·ḵā)Preposition-l | Noun - cdc | second person masculine singularStrong's 5869: An eye, a fountainJump to PreviousAdding Beat Blows Continue Degraded Despicable Dishonoured Exceed Eyes Seem Sight Smite Stripes Times Vile
