2 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.

3 But he must not be beaten more than 40 lashes, because if he receives more than 40 lashes, your brother will be humiliated in your eyes.

Deuteronomy 25:2-3, Intl. Standard Version. Copyright © 1995-2014 by ISV Foundation.
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