'Punish' in the Bible

Therefore I will punish him [and] release [him]."

So he said to them a third [time], "Why? What wrong has this man done? I found no basis for an accusation {deserving death} in him. Therefore I will punish him [and] release [him]."

So [after] threatening [them] further, they released them, finding no way to punish them on account of the people, because they were all praising God for what had happened.

And {we are ready} to punish all disobedience, whenever your obedience is completed.