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]])