Deuteronomy 25:2

25:2 Then, 1  if the guilty person is sentenced to a beating, 2  the judge shall force him to lie down and be beaten in his presence with the number of blows his wicked behavior deserves. 3 

1 tn Heb “and it will be.”

2 tn Heb “if the evil one is a son of smiting.”

3 tn Heb “according to his wickedness, by number.”