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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.
Deuteronomy 25:3 — KJV
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Deuteronomy 25:3
King James Version (KJV)
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Commentary
Commentary on Deuteronomy 25:3
Theological / DevotionalForty stripes. Compare the experience of Paul (2 Corinthians 11:24). Later the Jews fixed the number at 39, lest inadvertently more than 40 should be given.
Vile. Unduly severe punishment would lead to resentment and the feeling that the man had been unjustly treated. One stroke beyond 40 would be considered unjust. When the punishment was inflicted in the synagogue, it was the custom to read such passages as Deuteronomy 28:58, 59 during the flogging, and in the presence of witnesses.
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