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Deuteronomy 25:1-2

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25:1 If controversy arises between people, 1  they should go to court for judgment. When the judges 2  hear the case, they shall exonerate 3  the innocent but condemn 4  the guilty. 25:2 Then, 5  if the guilty person is sentenced to a beating, 6  the judge shall force him to lie down and be beaten in his presence with the number of blows his wicked behavior deserves. 7 

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[25:1]  1 tn Heb “men.”

[25:1]  2 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the judges) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[25:1]  3 tn Heb “declare to be just”; KJV, NASB “justify the righteous”; NAB, NIV “acquitting the innocent.”

[25:1]  4 tn Heb “declare to be evil”; NIV “condemning the guilty (+ party NAB).”

[25:2]  5 tn Heb “and it will be.”

[25:2]  6 tn Heb “if the evil one is a son of smiting.”

[25:2]  7 tn Heb “according to his wickedness, by number.”



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