Deuteronomy 25:2 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
Deuteronomy 25:2 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Deuteronomy 25:212 words
וְהָיָהwəhāyāhAnd exist
אִםʾimLo!
בִּןbinSon
הַכּוֹתhakwōtStrike
הָרָשָׁעhārāšāʿThe wrong
וְהִפִּילוֹwəhipîlwōAnd fall
הַשֹּׁפֵטhašōp̄ēṭThe judge
וְהִכָּהוּwəhikāhûAnd strike
לְפָנָיוləp̄ānāywTo face
כְּדֵיkədêLike enough
רִשְׁעָתוֹrišəʿātwōWrong
בְּמִסְפָּרbəmisəpārIn number
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