Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 25:1–4

¹If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court to be judged, so that the innocent may be acquitted and the guilty condemned.

²If the guilty man deserves to be beaten, the judge shall have him lie down and be flogged in his presence with the number of lashes his crime warrants. ³He may receive no more than forty lashes, lest your brother be beaten any more than that and be degraded in your sight.

⁴Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.^a

Footnotes

a 25:4 Cited in 1 Corinthians 9:9|1CO 9:9and 1 Timothy 5:18

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Deuteronomy 25:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
there is	יִהְיֶ֥ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a dispute	רִיב֙	rîḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H7379 strife, dispute
between	בֵּ֣ין	bên	Preposition	H996 interval, space between
men	אֲנָשִׁ֔ים	’ă·nā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
they are to go	וְנִגְּשׁ֥וּ	wə·nig·gə·šū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H5066 draw near, approach
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
court	הַמִּשְׁפָּ֖ט	ham·miš·pāṭ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment
to be judged	וּשְׁפָט֑וּם	ū·šə·p̄ā·ṭūm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural; third person masculine plural	H8199 judge, govern
so that the innocent	הַצַּדִּ֔יק	haṣ·ṣad·dîq	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H6662 just, righteous
may be acquitted	וְהִצְדִּ֙יקוּ֙	wə·hiṣ·dî·qū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H6663 be just, righteous
and the guilty	הָרָשָֽׁע׃	hā·rā·šā‘	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7563 wicked, criminal
condemned	וְהִרְשִׁ֖יעוּ	wə·hir·šî·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H7561 be wicked, act wickedly

Deuteronomy 25:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
the guilty man	הָרָשָׁ֑ע	hā·rā·šā‘	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7563 wicked, criminal
deserves to be beaten	הַכּ֖וֹת	hak·kō·wṯ	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H5221 smite
the judge	הַשֹּׁפֵט֙	haš·šō·p̄êṭ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8199 judge, govern
shall have him lie down	וְהִפִּיל֤וֹ	wə·hip·pî·lōw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie
and be flogged	וְהִכָּ֣הוּ	wə·hik·kā·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
in his presence	לְפָנָ֔יו	lə·p̄ā·nāw	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
with the number	בְּמִסְפָּֽר׃	bə·mis·pār	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H4557 number, tale
of lashes	כְּדֵ֥י	kə·ḏê	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1767 sufficiency, enough
his crime warrants	רִשְׁעָת֖וֹ	riš·‘ā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7564 wickedness

Deuteronomy 25:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He may receive	יַכֶּ֖נּוּ	yak·ken·nū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
no	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
more	יֹסִ֑יף	yō·sîp̄	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3254 add
than forty	אַרְבָּעִ֥ים	’ar·bā·‘îm	Number - common plural	H705 forty
lest	פֶּן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
your brother	אָחִ֖יךָ	’ā·ḥî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H251 brother
be beaten	לְהַכֹּת֤וֹ	lə·hak·kō·ṯōw	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
any more	יֹסִ֨יף	yō·sîp̄	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3254 add
than	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
that	אֵ֙לֶּה֙	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
and be degraded	וְנִקְלָ֥ה	wə·niq·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7034 belightly esteemed, dishonoured
in your sight	לְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ס	lə·‘ê·ne·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular	H5869 eye

Deuteronomy 25:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
muzzle	תַחְסֹ֥ם	ṯaḥ·sōm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H2629 stop up, muzzle
an ox	שׁ֖וֹר	šō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H7794 head of cattle
while it is treading out the grain	בְּדִישֽׁוֹ׃ס	bə·ḏî·šōw	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H1758 tread, thresh

Cross-references

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Deuteronomy 25:1 Proverbs 17:15 · Deuteronomy 1:16–17 · Deuteronomy 17:8–9

Deuteronomy 25:2 Luke 12:47–48

Deuteronomy 25:3 Job 18:3

Deuteronomy 25:4 1 Timothy 5:17–18 · 1 Corinthians 9:9–10 · Proverbs 12:10 · Hosea 10:11

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