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But don’t hit him more than 40 times. If he is beaten more than that, it would disgrace him before others.

When an ox is working in the grain, do not cover its mouth to keep it from eating.

Two brothers might be living together. One of them might die without having a son. His widow must not marry someone outside her husband’s family. Her husband’s brother must marry her. This is his duty for her as a brother-in-law.

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but the judge must not impose more than forty lashes.(A) If the guilty party is flogged more than that, your fellow Israelite will be degraded in your eyes.(B)

Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.(C)

If brothers are living together and one of them dies without a son, his widow must not marry outside the family. Her husband’s brother shall take her and marry her and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law to her.(D)

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