“And it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face, according to his fault, by a certain number.”
If the one in the wrong deserves to be flogged, the judge shall cause him to lie down and be beaten in his presence with the number of lashes proportionate to the offense — judicial flogging is regulated; it is proportionate punishment, not arbitrary brutality. The judge witnesses the punishment, ensuring it remains just.
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