English Language Versions
KJV Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed: lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should seem vile unto thee.
KJVP Forty H705 stripes he may give H5221 him, and not H3808 exceed: H3254 lest, H6435 if he should exceed, H3254 and beat H5221 him above H5921 these H428 with many H7227 stripes, H4347 then thy brother H251 should seem vile H7034 unto H5869 thee.
YLT forty times he doth smite him -- he is not adding, lest, he is adding to smite him above these -- many stripes, and thy brother is lightly esteemed in thine eyes.
ASV Forty stripes he may give him, he shall not exceed; lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should seem vile unto thee.
WEB Forty stripes he may give him, he shall not exceed; lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then your brother should seem vile to you.
RV Forty stripes he may give him, he shall not exceed: lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should seem vile unto thee.
NET The judge may sentence him to forty blows, but no more. If he is struck with more than these, you might view your fellow Israelite with contempt.
ERVEN Don't hit anyone more than 40 times during punishment, because more than that means that their life is not important to you.