were inflicted. The passive description of the Servant continues to reinforce his victim status. Then the positive consequences of the situation are outlined. ‘Chastisement’ is not a legal word; it corresponds more with the correction involved in a parent / child, teacher / pupil relationship. It need not imply more than verbal rebuke, though it did frequently involve physical punishment. The penalty that ought to have fallen on the speakers was borne by the Servant, and in this way he procured ‘peace’ (cf.