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Deuteronomy 22:23

21 Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father’s house: so shalt thou put evil away from among you.

22 If a man be found lying with a woman married to an husband, then they shall both of them die, both the man that lay with the woman, and the woman: so shalt thou put away evil from Israel.

If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;

24 Then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city; and the man, because he hath humbled his neighbour’s wife: so thou shalt put away evil from among you.

25 But if a man find a betrothed damsel in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her: then the man only that lay with her shall die:

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
If there is a virgin pledged in marriage to a man, and another man encounters her in the city and sleeps with her,
KJV
If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;
WEB
If there is a young lady who is a virgin pledged to be married to a husband, and a man finds her in the city, and lies with her,
ASV
If there be a damsel that is a virgin betrothed unto a husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;
DARBY
If a damsel, a virgin, be betrothed to some one, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her,
BLB
If there is a young woman, a virgin, betrothed to a husband, and a man finds her in the city and lies with her,
ÅB
Når en pike som er jomfru og er lovet i ekteskap til en mann, og en annen mann treffer henne i byen og ligger hos henne,
OTB
Hvis en jomfru som er lovet bort til ekteskap blir funnet i byen av en annen mann, og han ligger med henne,
B1930
Når en pike som er jomfru, er trolovet med en mann, og en annen mann treffer henne i byen og ligger hos henne,

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Cross references

  • Matthew 1:18–19

    Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.

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  • Deuteronomy 20:7

    And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her.

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