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Deuteronomy 25:1–2

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1“aIf there is a dispute between men and they go to court for judgment, and 1the judges judge their case, band they justify the righteous and condemn the wicked,

2then it shall be if the wicked man 1adeserves to be struck, the judge shall then make him lie down and be struck in his presence with the number of stripes according to his 2guilt.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit they judge them
  2. 1Lit is a son of beating
  3. 2Or wickedness

Cross references

  1. aDeut 17:8–13; 19:17
  2. bDeut 1:16, 17
  3. aProv 19:29; Luke 12:48

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“If there is a dispute between men and they come into court and the judges decide between them, acquitting the innocent and condemning the guilty, then if the guilty man deserves to be beaten, the judge shall cause him to lie down and be beaten in his presence with a number of stripes in proportion to his offense.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

When people have a dispute, they are to take it to court and the judges will decide the case, acquitting the innocent and condemning the guilty. If the guilty person deserves to be beaten, the judge shall make them lie down and have them flogged in his presence with the number of lashes the crime deserves,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court, and the judges will hear their case. They will clear the innocent and condemn the guilty. If the guilty party deserves to be flogged, the judge will make him lie down and be flogged in his presence with the number of lashes appropriate for his crime.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Suppose two people take a dispute to court, and the judges declare that one is right and the other is wrong. If the person in the wrong is sentenced to be flogged, the judge must command him to lie down and be beaten in his presence with the number of lashes appropriate to the crime.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“When a legal dispute takes place between men and they come near to the court, and the judges judge with respect to them, then they shall declare the righteous to be in the right and they shall condemn the wicked, then it will happen if the guilty one deserves beating, then the judge shall make him lie, and he shall beat him before him, according to the prescribed number of lashes proportionate to the offense.

KJV 1900King James Version

If 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. And 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.