Deuteronomy 25:3

KJV1611 – Modern English

Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed; lest, if he should exceed and beat him with many more stripes, then your brother should appear vile to you.

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    He may be given up to forty lashes but no more, so that the punishment does not exceed this, and your brother is not degraded in your sight by excessive beating.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Forty{H705} stripes{H5221} he may give him, he shall not exceed;{H3254} lest, if he should exceed,{H3254} and beat{H5221} him above these with many{H7227} stripes,{H4347} then thy brother{H251} should seem vile{H7034} unto thee.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Forty{H705} stripes{H5221}{(H8686)} he may give him, and not exceed{H3254}{(H8686)}: lest, if he should exceed{H3254}{(H8686)}, and beat{H5221}{(H8687)} him above these with many{H7227} stripes{H4347}, then thy brother{H251} should seem vile{H7034}{(H8738)}{H5869} unto thee.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    .xl. stirpes he shall geue him and not passe: lest yf he shulde exceade and beate him aboue that with many stripes, thi brother shuld appere vngodly before thyne eyes.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Whan they haue geue him fortye strypes, they shall beate him nomore, lest (yf there be mo strypes geuen him) he be beaten to moch, and thy brother be horrible before thine eyes.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Fortie stripes shal he cause him to haue & not past, lest if he should exceede and beate him aboue that with many stripes, thy brother should appeare despised in thy sight.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Fourtie stripes he shall geue hym, and not passe: lest if he shoulde exceede, and beate hym aboue that with many stripes, thy brother should appeare despised and vile before thyne eyes.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Forty stripes he may give him, he shall not exceed; lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then your brother should seem vile to you.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    forty `times' he doth smite him -- he is not adding, lest, he is adding to smite him above these -- many stripes, and thy brother is lightly esteemed in thine eyes.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Forty stripes he may give him, he shall not exceed; lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should seem vile unto thee.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Forty stripes he may give him, he shall not exceed; lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should seem vile unto thee.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    He may be given forty blows, not more; for if more are given, your brother may be shamed before you.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Forty stripes he may give him, he shall not exceed; lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then your brother should seem vile to you.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The judge may sentence him to forty blows, but no more. If he is struck with more than these, you might view your fellow Israelite with contempt.

Referenced Verses

  • Job 18:3 : 3 Why are we counted as beasts, and considered vile in your sight?
  • Luke 15:30 : 30 But as soon as this son of yours came, who has devoured your livelihood with harlots, you killed the fatted calf for him.
  • Luke 18:9-9 : 9 And he spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised others: 10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; one a Pharisee, and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank you that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.
  • 2 Cor 11:24-25 : 24 From the Jews five times I received forty lashes minus one. 25 Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked, a night and a day I have been in the deep;
  • Jas 2:2-3 : 2 For if a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, comes into your assembly, and there also comes in a poor man in filthy clothes, 3 and you pay attention to the one wearing fine clothes and say to him, Sit here in a good place, and say to the poor, Stand there, or sit here under my footstool,

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