And therefore God almighty when he would express his gentle dealing with the Israelites, he tells them, that though he chastened them, he chastened them as a man chastens his son, Deut. viii. 5. i.e. with tenderness and affection, and kept them under no severer discipline than what was absolutely best for them, and had been less kindness to have slackened.
Israeldarrei eskainitako arreta adierazterakoan Jainko ahalguztidunak, zigortzen dituen arren, aitak semea zigortzen duen moduan zigortzen dituela dio (Deut. 8. 5); hau da, samurtasunez eta maitekiro, eta ezarririko diziplina beraien onerako modukoa zen, gutxiago balitz haientzat kaltegarri zatekeen eta.