Deuteronomy 25:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Deuteronomy 25:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Deuteronomy 25:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Deuteronomy 25:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“It shall be, if the wicked man is worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down and to be beaten before his face, according to his wickedness, by number.”
Deuteronomy 25:2 — World English Bible
Deuteronomy 25:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 wickedness, by number. ”
Deuteronomy 25:2 — American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 25:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“then it hath come to pass, if the wrong-doer is to be smitten, that the judge hath caused him to fall down, and <FI>one<Fi> hath smitten him in his presence, according to the sufficiency of his wrong-doing, by number;”
Deuteronomy 25:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 25:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And it shall be if the wicked man have deserved to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and be beaten before his face, according to the measure of his wickedness with a certain number [of stripes]. ”
Deuteronomy 25:2 — Darby Translation
Deuteronomy 25:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then if so be the wicked be worthy to bee beaten, the iudge shall cause him to lie downe, and to be beaten before his face, according to his trespasse, vnto a certaine nomber.”
Deuteronomy 25:2 — Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 25:2 in Context — Deuteronomy 25
1 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.
2 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.
3 Forty 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.
4 Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn.
What Does Deuteronomy 25:2 Mean?
Deuteronomy 25:2 is a verse from the Book of Deuteronomy, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Deuteronomy chapter 25. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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