²⁹ One and the same law applies to everyone who sins unintentionally, whether a native-born Israelite or a foreigner residing among you.^(A)

³⁰ “‘But anyone who sins defiantly,^(B) whether native-born or foreigner,^(C) blasphemes the Lord^(D) and must be cut off from the people of Israel.^(E)

² If the guilty person deserves to be beaten,^(A) the judge shall make them lie down and have them flogged in his presence with the number of lashes the crime deserves, ³ but the judge must not impose more than forty lashes.^(B) If the guilty party is flogged more than that, your fellow Israelite will be degraded in your eyes.^(C)