unfoldingWord_en_tn/deu/25/03.md

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Moses continues speaking to the people of Israel.

The judge may give him forty blows

AT: "The judge may say that he gets a punishment of 40 hits" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)

but he may not exceed that number

AT: "but the judge may not give him a punishment of more than 40 hits"

for if he should exceed that number and beat him with many more blows

AT: "because if the judge gives him a punishment of many more than 40 hits"

then your fellow Israelite would be humiliated in your view

AT: "then you would humiliate your fellow Israelite in front of all of the people of Israel" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)