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Deuteronomy 22:16-29

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.

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