Deuteronomy 25:1-3

International Children’s Bible

25 Two people may have an argument. They should go to the court. And the judges will decide the case. They will declare one person to be right. And they will punish the one who is guilty. ² The guilty person might have to be punished with a beating. If so, the judge will make him lie down. They will beat him in front of the judge. The number of lashes should match the crime. ³ But don’t hit him more than 40 times. If he is beaten more than that, it would disgrace him before others.