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Deuteronomy 22:25

23 If there is a virgin pledged in marriage to a man, and another man encounters her in the city and sleeps with her,

24 you must take both of them out to the gate of that city and stone them to death—the young woman because she did not cry out in the city, and the man because he has violated his neighbor’s wife. So you must purge the evil from among you.

But if the man encounters a betrothed woman in the open country, and he overpowers her and lies with her, only the man who has done this must die.

26 Do nothing to the young woman, because she has committed no sin worthy of death. This case is just like one in which a man attacks his neighbor and murders him.

27 When he found her in the field, the betrothed woman cried out, but there was no one to save her.

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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
But if the man encounters a betrothed woman in the open country, and he overpowers her and lies with her, only the man who has done this must die.
KJV
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:
WEB
But if the man finds the lady who is pledged to be married in the field, and the man forces her and lies with her, then only the man who lay with her shall die;
ASV
But if the man find the damsel that is betrothed in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her; then the man only that lay with her shall die:
DARBY
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;
BLB
But if in the countryside the man finds a young woman betrothed, and the man forces her and lies with her, only the man who lay with her shall die.
ÅB
Men dersom en mann treffer en pike lovet i ekteskap ute på marken, og han holder fast på henne og ligger hos henne, da skal bare mannen som lå hos henne, dø.
OTB
Men hvis en mann finner en trolovet jente på landsbygda og tvinger henne, skal bare mannen som har gjort dette dø.
B1930
Men dersom en mann treffer en trolovet pike ute på marken, og han holder fast på henne og ligger hos henne, da skal bare mannen som lå hos henne, dø.

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