American Standard Version

Deuteronomy 22

1Thou shaltnotseeתִרְאֶה֩tir.'EhH7200thybrother’sH251oxשׁ֨וֹרShorH7794orhissheepשֵׂיוֹ֙se.YoH7716goH7725astray,andhideוְהִתְעַלַּמְתָּ֖ve.hit.'a.lam.TaH5956thyselffromthem: thou shaltsurelybringH7725themagainunto thybrotherH251.

2AndifthybrotherH251beוְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961notnigh unto thee,orifthouknowיְדַעְתּ֑וֹye.da'.ToH3045himnot,thenthou shaltbringH7725ithometothyhouseבֵּיתֶ֔ךָbei.Te.khaH1004,anditshallbeH1961withtheeuntilthybrotherH251seekדְּרֹ֤שׁde.RoshH1875afterit,andthou shaltrestoreH7725ittohim.

3AndsoH3651shalt thoudowithhisass;andsoH3651shalt thoudowithhisgarmentH8071;andsoH3651shalt thoudowitheverylostthingofthybrother’sH251,whichhehathlost,andthou hastfoundוּמְצָאתָ֑הּu.me.tza.TahH4672: thou mayestnothideלְהִתְעַלֵּֽם׃ סle.hit.'a.LemH5956thyself.

4Thou shaltnotseeתִרְאֶה֩tir.'EhH7200thybrother’sH251assorhisoxשׁוֹרוֹ֙sho.RoH7794fallenנֹפְלִ֣יםno.fe.LimH5307downH5307bythewayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,andhideוְהִתְעַלַּמְתָּ֖ve.hit.'a.lam.TaH5956thyselffromthem: thou shaltsurelyhelphimtoliftthemupagain.

5Awomanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802shallnotwearיִלְבַּ֥שׁyil.BashH3847thatwhichpertaineth untoamanגֶ֙בֶר֙ge.verH1397,neithershallamanגֶּ֖בֶרGe.verH1397putH3847onawoman’sאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802garmentH8071;forwhosoever doeththesethingsאֵֽלֶּה׃ פ'E.lehH428isanabominationתוֹעֲבַ֛תto.'a.VatH8441untoJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

6Ifabird’sצִפּ֣וֹר׀tzi.PorH6833nestקַן־kan-H7064chancetobebeforetheeinthewayבַּדֶּ֜רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,inanytreeעֵ֣ץ׀'etzH6086oronthegroundהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,withyoungהַבָּנִֽים׃ha.ba.NimH1121onesH667oreggsבֵיצִ֔יםvei.TzimH1000,andthedamsittingupontheyoungH1121,orupontheeggsהַבֵּיצִ֑יםha.bei.TzimH1000, thou shaltnottakeתִקַּ֥חti.KachH3947thedamwiththeyoungH1121:

7thou shaltsurelyletthedamgoH7971,buttheyoungהַבָּנִ֖יםha.ba.NimH1121thou mayesttakeתִּֽקַּֽח־ti.kach-H3947unto thyself;thatitmaybewellיִ֣יטַבYi.tavH3190withthee,andthatthou mayestprolongוְהַאֲרַכְתָּ֖ve.ha.'a.rakh.TaH748thydaysיָמִֽים׃ סya.MimH3117.

8Whenthou buildestanewחָדָ֔שׁcha.DashH2319houseבַּ֣יִתBa.yitH1004,thenthou shaltmakeH7760abattlementforthyroofלְגַגֶּ֑ךָle.ga.Ge.khaH1406,thatthoubringnotbloodדָּמִים֙da.MimH1818uponthyhouseבְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004,ifanymanfallH5307fromthence.

9Thou shaltnotsowH2232thyvineyardכַּרְמְךָ֖kar.me.KhaH3754withtwoכִּלְאָ֑יִםkil.'A.yimH3610kindsH3610ofseedהַזֶּ֙רַע֙ha.Ze.ra'H2233,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thewhole fruitbeforfeited,theseedH2233whichthou hastsownH2232,andtheincreaseofthevineyardהַכָּֽרֶם׃ סha.Ka.remH3754.

10Thou shaltnotplowתַחֲרֹ֥שׁta.cha.RoshH2790with anoxבְּשׁוֹר־be.shor-H7794andan asstogetherיַחְדָּֽו׃ סyach.DavH3162.

11Thou shaltnotwearתִלְבַּשׁ֙til.BashH3847amingled stuff,woolצֶ֥מֶרTze.merH6785andlinenוּפִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fish.TimH6593togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃ סyach.DavH3162.

12Thou shaltmakeתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213thee fringesuponthefourאַרְבַּ֛ע'ar.Ba'H702bordersofthy vesture, wherewith thou coverest thyself.

13Ifanymanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376takeיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802,andgoוּבָ֥אu.Va'H935inuntoher,andhateוּשְׂנֵאָֽהּ׃u.se.ne.'AhH8130her,

14andlayshamefulthingsH1697tohercharge,andbringH3318upanevilH7451nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034uponher,andsayוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH559,ItookH3947thiswomanהָאִשָּׁ֤הha.'i.ShahH802,andwhenIcameH3318nightoher,IfoundH4672notinherthetokensofvirginityבְּתוּלִֽים׃be.tu.LimH1331;

15thenshallthefatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1ofthedamsel,andhermotherוְאִמָּ֑הּve.'i.MahH517,takeוְלָקַ֛חve.la.KachH3947andbringוְהוֹצִ֜יאוּve.ho.Tzi.'uH3318forthH3318thetokensofthedamsel’svirginityבְּתוּלֵ֧יbe.tu.LeiH1331untotheeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205ofthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892inthegateהַשָּֽׁעְרָה׃ha.Sha.'e.rahH8179;

16andthedamsel’sfatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1shallsayוְאָמַ֛רve.'a.MarH559untotheeldersהַזְּקֵנִ֑יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205,IgaveH5414mydaughterבִּתִּ֗יbi.TiH1323untothismanלָאִ֥ישׁla.'IshH376towifeלְאִשָּׁ֖הle.'i.ShahH802,andhehatethher;

17and,lo,hehathlaidshamefulthingsH1697tohercharge,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,IfoundH4672notinthydaughterלְבִתְּךָ֙le.vi.te.KhaH1323thetokensofvirginityבְּתוּלִ֔יםbe.tu.LimH1331;andyetthesearethetokensofmydaughter’sבִתִּ֑יvi.TiH1323virginityבְּתוּלֵ֣יbe.tu.LeiH1331.Andtheyshallspreadוּפָֽרְשׂוּ֙u.fa.re.SuH6566thegarmentהַשִּׂמְלָ֔הha.sim.LahH8071beforetheeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205ofthecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

18Andtheeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205ofthatcityהָֽעִיר־ha.'ir-H5892shalltakeוְלָֽקְח֛וּve.la.ke.ChuH3947themanהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376andchastisehim;

19andtheyshallfinehimahundredמֵ֣אָהMe.'ahH3967shekelsofsilverכֶ֗סֶףKhe.sefH3701,andgiveוְנָתְנוּ֙ve.na.te.NuH5414themuntothefatherלַאֲבִ֣יla.'a.ViH1ofthedamsel,becausehehathbroughtH3318upanevilH7451nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034uponavirginבְּתוּלַ֣תbe.tu.LatH1330ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:andsheshallbeH1961hiswifeלְאִשָּׁ֔הle.'i.ShahH802;hemaynotputH5414herawayלְשַּׁלְּחָ֖הּle.sha.le.ChahH7971allhisdaysיָמָֽיו׃ סya.MavH3117.

20ButifthisthingH1697beH1961true,thatthetokensofvirginityבְתוּלִ֖יםve.tu.LimH1331wereH1961notfoundH4672inthedamsel;

21thentheyshallbringוְהוֹצִ֨יאוּve.ho.Tzi.'uH3318outthedamseltothedoorH6607ofherfather’sאָבִ֗יהָ'a.Vi.haH1houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,andthemenH376ofhercityעִירָ֤הּ'i.RahH5892shallstoneH68hertodeathH4191withstonesH68,becauseshehath wroughtfollyנְבָלָה֙ne.va.LahH5039inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,toplayH2181theharlotinherfather’sאָבִ֑יהָ'a.Vi.haH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004:soshalt thouputH4191awaytheevilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451fromthemidstמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃ סmi.kir.Be.chaH7130ofthee.

22Ifamanאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376befoundH4672lyingH7901withawomanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802marriedtoahusbandH376,thentheyshallbothofthemdieוּמֵ֙תוּ֙u.Me.tuH4191,themanהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376thatlayH7901withthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802,andthewomanוְהָאִשָּׁ֑הve.ha.'i.ShahH802:soshalt thouputH4191awaytheevilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451fromIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

23Iftherebeיִהְיֶה֙yih.YehH1961adamselthatisavirginבְתוּלָ֔הve.tu.LahH1330betrothedמְאֹרָשָׂ֖הme.'o.ra.SahH781untoahusbandH376,andamanH376findוּמְצָאָ֥הּu.me.tza.'AhH4672herinthecityבָּעִ֖ירba.'IrH5892,andlieוְשָׁכַ֥בve.sha.KhavH7901withher;

24thenyeshallbringוְהוֹצֵאתֶ֨םve.ho.tze.TemH3318thembothoutuntothegateשַׁ֣עַר׀Sha.'arH8179ofthatcityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,andyeshallstoneH68themtodeathH4191withstonesH68;thedamsel,becauseshecriedH6817not, beinginthecityבָעִ֔ירva.'IrH5892;andthemanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376,becausehehath humbledhisneighbor’sרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802:sothou shaltputH4191awaytheevilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451fromthemidstמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃ סmi.kir.Be.chaH7130ofthee.

25Butifthemanהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376findיִמְצָ֣אyim.Tza'H4672thedamselthatisbetrothedהַמְאֹ֣רָשָׂ֔הham.'O.ra.SahH781inthefieldH7704,andthemanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376forceher,andlieH7901withher;thenthemanהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376onlyלְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.DoH905thatlayH7901withhershalldieוּמֵ֗תu.MetH4191:

26butuntothedamsel thou shaltdonothing;thereisinthedamselnosinחֵ֣טְאchet'H2399worthyofdeathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194:foraswhenamanH376risethagainsthisneighborרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙re.'E.huH7453,andslayethhim,evensoכֵּ֖ןkenH3651isthismatterH1697;

27forhefoundH4672herinthefieldH7704,thebetrothedהַמְאֹ֣רָשָׂ֔הham.'O.ra.SahH781damselcriedH6817,andtherewasnonetosaveH3467her.

28Ifamanאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376findH4672adamselthatisavirginבְתוּלָה֙ve.tu.LahH1330,thatisnotbetrothedאֹרָ֔שָׂה'o.Ra.sahH781,andlayוְשָׁכַ֣בve.sha.KhavH7901holdonher,andlieH7901withher,andtheybefoundH4672;

29thenthemanהָאִ֨ישׁha.'IshH376thatlayH7901withhershallgiveוְ֠נָתַןVe.na.tanH5414untothedamsel’sfatherלַאֲבִ֥יla.'a.ViH1fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572shekelsofsilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701,andsheshallbeH1961hiswifeלְאִשָּׁ֗הle.'i.ShahH802,becausehehath humbledher;hemaynotputH5414herawayשַׁלְּחָ֖הsha.le.ChahH7971allhisdaysיָמָֽיו׃ סya.MavH3117.

30A man shall not take his father’s wife, and shall not uncover his father’s skirt.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 22

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