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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.
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Justice Must Be Proportional
Commentators explain that the punishment of beating was not arbitrary. It was administered only after a formal judgment found a person "worthy to be beaten," and the number of stripes was determined "according to his wickedness." This highlights a legal principle of proportional justice, where the punishment is meant to fit the crime.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The passage may be rendered as follows:
19th Century
Anglican
Deuteronomy 25:1–3. HUMANITY IN PUNISHMENTS.
They shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wick…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten There were four kinds of death criminals were put to by th…
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