Old Testament > The Law > Settling
Disputes
Deuteronomy 25:1
'When men have a dispute, they must go to court for
judgment.'
Deuteronomy 25:1
'Judges will decide the case, acquitting the innocent and
condemning the guilty.'
Deuteronomy 25:2
'If the guilty party deserves to be beaten, the judge will have
him lie down and be beaten in his presence.'
Deuteronomy 25:2-3
'He will receive the number of blows his offence warrants. The
judge may impose forty blows, but any more than that would be
publicly humiliating to your fellow man.'
