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Deuteronomy 25:2

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 2 If the wicked one deserves to be beaten,+ the judge will have him lie down prostrate, and he will be beaten in his presence. The number of strokes should correspond to the wickedness of his deed.

Deuteronomy 25:2

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 2 And it must occur that if the wicked one deserves to be beaten,*+ the judge must also have him laid prostrate and given strokes+ before him by number to correspond with his wicked deed.

Deuteronomy 25:2

The Bible in Living English
- 2 if the one who is in the wrong is to have a beating the judge shall have him laid down and beaten before him by count in proportion to his guilt.

Deuteronomy 25:2

American Standard Version
- 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 wickedness, by number.

Deuteronomy 25:2

The Emphasized Bible
- 2 And it shall be—if the lawless man be worthy of stripes, then shall the judge cause him to lie down and be beaten before him, according to the measure of his lawlessness, by number:

Deuteronomy 25:2

King James Version
- 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.