Ulangan 21:9

21:9 In this manner you will purge out the guilt of innocent blood from among you, for you must do what is right before ¹  the Lord.

Ulangan 25:3

25:3 The judge ²  may sentence him to forty blows, ³  but no more. If he is struck with more than these, you might view your fellow Israelite ⁴  with contempt.

[21:9]  ¹ tn Heb “in the eyes of” (so ASV, NASB, NIV).

[25:3]  ² tn Heb “he”; the referent (the judge) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[25:3]  ³ 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.

[25:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “your brothers” but not limited only to an actual sibling; cf. NAB) “your kinsman”; NRSV, NLT “your neighbor.”