Deuteronomy 25:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
then it shall be ifאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
the wicked manהָרָשָׁ֑ע
(ha·ra·sha;)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word
deservesבִּ֥ן
(bin)
1121: sona prim. root
to be beaten,הַכֹּ֖ות
(hak·ko·vt)
5221: to smitea prim. root
the judgeהַשֹּׁפֵט֙
(ha·sho·fet)
8199: to judge, governa prim. root
shall then make him lie downוְהִפִּילֹ֤ו
(ve·hip·pi·lov)
5307: to fall, liea prim. root
and be beatenוְהִכָּ֣הוּ
(ve·hik·ka·hu)
5221: to smitea prim. root
in his presenceלְפָנָ֔יו
(le·fa·nav,)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
with the numberבְּמִסְפָּֽר׃
(be·mis·par.)
4557: number, tallyfrom the same as sepher
of stripes accordingכְּדֵ֥י
(ke·dei)
1767: sufficiency, enougha prim. root
to his guilt.רִשְׁעָתֹ֖ו
(rish·'a·tov)
7564: wickednessfrom the same as rasha


















KJV Lexicon
And it shall be if the wicked man
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
be worthy
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
to be beaten
nakah  (naw-kaw')
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
that the judge
shaphat  (shaw-fat')
to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate
shall cause him to lie down
naphal  (naw-fal')
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
and to be beaten
nakah  (naw-kaw')
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
before his face
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
according
day  (dahee)
enough (as noun or adverb), used chiefly with preposition in phrases
to his fault
rish`ah  (rish-aw')
wrong (especially moral) -- fault, wickedly(-ness).
by a certain number
micpar  (mis-pawr')
a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
then it shall be if the wicked man deserves to be beaten, the judge shall then make him lie down and be beaten in his presence with the number of stripes according to his guilt.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
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.

International Standard Version
If the guilty person deserves a beating, the judge will make him lie down and be beaten in his presence with the number of lashes fit for his crime.

NET Bible
Then, if the guilty person is sentenced to a beating, the judge shall force him to lie down and be beaten in his presence with the number of blows his wicked behavior deserves.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If the person who's in the wrong deserves to be beaten, the judge will order him to lie down. Then the judge will have him beaten with as many lashes as the crime deserves.

King James 2000 Bible
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.
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