Verse Comparison: Deuteronomy 25:3
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified® Bible
Forty stripes may be given him but not more, lest, if he should be beaten with many stripes, your brother should [be treated like a beast and] seem low and worthless to you.
Contemporary English Version
Forty lashes is the most that you can be given, because more than that might make other Israelites think you are worthless.
Darby English Version
With forty [stripes] shall they beat him; they shall not exceed, lest, if they continue to beat him with many stripes above these, thy brother become despicable in thine eyes.
Good News Bible
He may be given as many as forty lashes, but no more; more than that would humiliate him publicly.
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
"He may beat him forty times {but} no more, so that he does not beat him with many more stripes than these and your brother is not degraded in your eyes.
New International Version
but he must not give him more than forty lashes. If he is flogged more than that, your brother will be degraded in your eyes.
New King James Version
Forty blows he may give him and no more, lest he should exceed this and beat him with many blows above these, and your brother be humiliated in your sight.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
" He may beat him forty times but no more, so that he does not beat him with many more stripes than these and your brother has not become degraded in your eyes.
Revised Standard Version
Forty stripes may be given him, but not more; lest, if one should go on to beat him with more stripes than these, your brother be degraded in your sight.
Young's Literal Translation
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.