Deuteronomy 25:3

25:3 The judge ¹  may sentence him to forty blows, ²  but no more. If he is struck with more than these, you might view your fellow Israelite ³  with contempt.

Deuteronomy 29:6

29:6 You have eaten no bread and drunk no wine or beer – all so that you might know that I ⁴  am the Lord your God!

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¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the judge) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² 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 tn Heb “your brothers” but not limited only to an actual sibling; cf. NAB) “your kinsman”; NRSV, NLT “your neighbor.”

⁴ tc The LXX reads “that he is the Lord your God.”