Deuteronomy 22:28
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.
If a man encounters a virgin who is not pledged in marriage, and he seizes her and lies with her, and they are discovered,
29 then the man who lay with her must pay the young woman’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she must become his wife because he has violated her. He must not divorce her as long as he lives.
30 A man is not to marry his father’s wife, so that he will not dishonor his father’s marriage bed.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- If a man encounters a virgin who is not pledged in marriage, and he seizes her and lies with her, and they are discovered,
- KJV
- If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found;
- WEB
- If a man finds a lady who is a virgin, who is not pledged to be married, grabs her and lies with her, and they are found,
- ASV
- If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, that is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found;
- DARBY
- If a man find a damsel, a virgin, who is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found,
- BLB
- If a man finds a young woman, a virgin who is not betrothed, and he seizes her and lies with her and they are found out,
- ÅB
- Når en mann treffer en pike som er jomfru og ikke er lovet i ekteskap, og tar fatt på henne og ligger hos henne, og noen kommer over dem,
- OTB
- Hvis en mann finner en jomfru som ikke er lovet bort til ekteskap og tvinger henne, og de blir oppdaget,
- B1930
- Når en mann treffer en pike som er jomfru og ikke trolovet, og tar fatt på henne og ligger hos henne, og nogen kommer over dem,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Exodus 22:16–17
If a man seduces a virgin who is not pledged in marriage and sleeps with her, he must pay the full dowry for her to be his wife.
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