New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 25:1-4

1“Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588there is a disputeרִיב֙rivH7379betweenבֵּ֣יןbeinH996menH376and they goוְנִגְּשׁ֥וּve.ni.ge.ShuH5066tocourtהַמִּשְׁפָּ֖טha.mish.PatH4941, andthe judgesוּשְׁפָט֑וּםu.she.fa.TumH8199decideH8199their case,and they justifyוְהִצְדִּ֙יקוּ֙ve.hitz.Di.kuH6663the righteousהַצַּדִּ֔יקha.tza.DikH6662and condemnוְהִרְשִׁ֖יעוּve.hir.Shi.'uH7561the wickedהָרָשָֽׁע׃ha.ra.Sha'H7563,

2then it shall be ifאִם־'im-H518the wickedH7563manH7563deservesבִּ֥ןbinH1121to be beatenהַכּ֖וֹתha.KotH5221,the judgeהַשֹּׁפֵט֙ha.sho.FetH8199shall then make him lieH5307downוְהִפִּיל֤וֹve.hi.pi.LoH5307and be beatenוְהִכָּ֣הוּve.hi.Ka.huH5221in his presenceלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440with the numberבְּמִסְפָּֽר׃be.mis.ParH4557of stripes accordingכְּדֵ֥יke.DeiH1767to hisguiltרִשְׁעָת֖וֹrish.'a.ToH7564.

3He may beatיַכֶּ֖נּוּya.Ke.nuH5221him fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705timesH705butnoלֹ֣אlo'H3808moreיֹסִ֑יףyo.SifH3254,soפֶּן־pen-H6435that he does not beatלְהַכֹּת֤וֹle.ha.ko.ToH5221him with manyרַבָּ֔הra.BahH7227moreיֹסִ֨יףyo.SifH3254stripesמַכָּ֣הma.KahH4347thanעַל־'al-H5921theseאֵ֙לֶּה֙'e.lehH428and your brotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251is notdegradedוְנִקְלָ֥הve.nik.LahH7034in your eyesלְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ סle.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.

4“You shall not muzzleתַחְסֹ֥םtach.SomH2629the oxשׁ֖וֹרShorH7794while he is threshingבְּדִישֽׁוֹ׃ סbe.di.ShoH1758.

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