Deuteronomy 25:3

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Deuteronomy 25:3 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the judge) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2. Deuteronomy 25:3 tn Heb “Forty blows he may strike him”; however, since the judge is to witness the punishment (v. 2) it is unlikely the judge himself administered it.
3. Deuteronomy 25:3 tn Heb “your brothers” but not limited only to an actual sibling; cf. NAB) “your kinsman”; NRSV, NLT “your neighbor.”