申命记 25:3
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.
Context
This verse from 申命记 Chapter 25 connects to 8 cross-references. 摩西回顾以色列人击败亚摩利王西宏和巴珊王噩，夺取约旦河东之地的经过；流便、迦得和玛拿西半支派在答应先行帮助其他支派征服迦南的前提下，得到了这片土地。
其他译本
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.
forty <FI>times<Fi> 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.
He may be given forty blows, not more; for if more are given, your brother may be shamed before you.
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