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
Deuteronomy 17:9
17:9 You will go to the Levitical priests and the judge in office in those days and seek a solution; they will render a verdict.
Deuteronomy 17:12
17:12 The person who pays no attention 4 to the priest currently serving the Lord your God there, or to the verdict – that person must die, so that you may purge evil from Israel.
1 tnHeb “and it will be.”
2 tnHeb “if the evil one is a son of smiting.”
3 tnHeb “according to his wickedness, by number.”
4 tnHeb “who acts presumptuously not to listen” (cf. NASB).