Chapter 4 Verse 34
Original text Admonish them, refuse to share their beds, beat them
Problem There is division over the meaning of this verse. Some say you can hit a your wife as long as it is lightly and not in the face, others say you cannot pass the first two instructions and therefore can never hit your wife. If a man cannot hit his wife then it should be made clear.
Solution Explicitly state not to hit her, or explicitly state to hit her lightly.
New text
  • Admonish them, refuse to share their beds, but do not beat them
  • Admonish them, refuse to share their beds, beat them lightly, not in the face, and do not bruise them