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Deuteronomy 22:29

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

28 If a man encounters a virgin who is not pledged in marriage, and he seizes her and lies with her, and they are discovered,

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.

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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
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.
KJV
Then the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife; because he hath humbled her, he may not put her away all his days.
WEB
then the man who lay with her shall give to the lady’s father fifty shekels of silver. She shall be his wife, because he has humbled her. He may not put her away all his days.
ASV
then the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel`s father fifty [shekels] of silver, and she shall be his wife, because he hath humbled her; he may not put her away all his days.
DARBY
then the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel's father fifty [shekels] of silver, and she shall be his wife, because he hath humbled her; he may not put her away all his days.
BLB
then the man who lay with her shall give to the father of the young woman fifty [shekels] of silver, and to him she shall be wife upon that he has humbled her. He shall not be permitted to divorce her all his days.
ÅB
da skal den mann som lå hos henne, gi pikens far femti sekel sølv, og hun skal være hans hustru, fordi han krenket henne; han må ikke skille seg fra henne sa lenge han lever.
OTB
skal han betale hennes far femti sekel sølv. Han må gifte seg med jenta, for han har krenket henne. Han kan aldri skille seg fra henne så lenge han lever.
B1930
da skal den mann som lå hos henne, gi pikens far femti sekel sølv, og hun skal være hans hustru, fordi han krenket henne; han må ikke skille sig fra henne sa lenge han lever.

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  • Deuteronomy 22:19

    They are also to fine him a hundred shekels of silver and give them to the young woman’s father, because this man has given a virgin of Israel a bad name. And she shall remain his wife; he must not divorce her as long as he lives.

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  • Deuteronomy 22:24

    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.

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  • Deuteronomy 21:14

    And if you are not pleased with her, you are to let her go wherever she wishes. But you must not sell her for money or treat her as a slave, since you have dishonored her.

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