Deuteronomy 25:3 Hebrew Word Analysis
| 0 | Forty | אַרְבָּעִ֥ים | h705 |
| 6 | and beat | לְהַכֹּת֤וֹ | h5221 |
| 2 | | לֹ֣א | h3808 |
| 5 | he may give him and not exceed | יֹסִ֨יף | h3254 |
| 4 | | פֶּן | h6435 |
| 5 | he may give him and not exceed | יֹסִ֨יף | h3254 |
| 6 | and beat | לְהַכֹּת֤וֹ | h5221 |
| 7 | | עַל | h5921 |
| 8 | | אֵ֙לֶּה֙ | h428 |
| 9 | stripes | מַכָּ֣ה | h4347 |
| 10 | him above these with many | רַבָּ֔ה | h7227 |
| 11 | should seem vile | וְנִקְלָ֥ה | h7034 |
| 12 | then thy brother | אָחִ֖יךָ | h251 |
| 13 | | לְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ | h5869 |
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
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 (ASV)
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 (BBE)
He may be given forty blows, not more; for if more are given, your brother may be shamed before you.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
With forty [stripes] shall they beat him; they shall not exceed, lest, if they continue to beat him with many stripes above these, thy brother become despicable in thine eyes.
Webster's Bible (WBT)
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 to thee.
World English Bible (WEB)
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 (YLT)
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.