משנה: כַּמָּה מַלְקִין אוֹתוֹ, אַרְבָּעִים חָסֵר אַחַת. שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר בְּמִסְפַּר אַרְבָּעִים. מִנְייָן שֶׁהוּא סָמוּךְ לְאַרְבָּעִים. רִבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר אַרְבָּעִים שְׁלֵמוֹת. וְאֵיכָן הוּא לוֹקֶה אֶת הַיְתֵרָה בֵּין כְּתֵיפָיו׃ MISHNAH: How much is he flogged? Forty minus one, as it is said: in number: forty51Deuteronomy.25.2-3">Deut. 25:2–3. Since “40” is the only number in the text, it is read as standard punishment subject to medical evaluation. (Also in 2Cor. 11:24 it is not clear whether 40–1 is the real number or simply is the standard expression for flogging.), a number close to forty. Rebbi Jehudah says, he is flogged a full forty. Where is he flogged the extra one2Leviticus.20.17">Lev. 20:17. The list starts with sexual transgressions punishable by Heaven.? Between his shoulders.