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Deuteronomy 25:3
New English Translation
Deuteronomy 25:3
New English Translation
3 The judge[a] may sentence him to forty blows,[b] but no more. If he is struck with more than these, you might view your fellow Israelite[c] with contempt.
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- Deuteronomy 25:3 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the judge) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Deuteronomy 25:3 tn Heb “Forty blows he may strike him”; however, since the judge is to witness the punishment (v. 2) it is unlikely the judge himself administered it.
- Deuteronomy 25:3 tn Heb “your brothers” but not limited only to an actual sibling; cf. NAB) “your kinsman”; NRSV, NLT “your neighbor.”
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