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 be dishonoured before thine eyes.
King James Version (KJV) - Deuteronomy 25:3 >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.
Berean Study Bible (BSB) - Deuteronomy 25:3 >He may receive no more than forty lashes, lest your brother be beaten any more than that and be degraded in your sight.