Kumbukumbu La Torati 25:2

Kama mtu mwenye hatia anastahili kuchapwa, mwamuzi atamwamuru alale chini ili achapwe mbele yake idadi ya viboko kulingana na kosa lake,

And it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face, according to his fault, by a certain number.