Deuteronomy 25:3 - American Standard Version (1901)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. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769Forty 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. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic EditionForty stripes may be given him but not more, lest, if he should be beaten with many stripes, your brother should [be treated like a beast and] seem low and worthless to you. See the chapterCommon English BibleGive no more than forty blows. If more than that is given, your fellow Israelite would be completely disgraced in your eyes. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain VersionEven so, these shall not exceed the number of forty. Otherwise, your brother may depart, having been wounded shamefully before your eyes. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 versionYet so, that they exceed not the number of forty: lest thy brother depart shamefully torn before thy eyes. See the chapter |