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Deuteronomy 22:17-21

17And nowוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009heה֡וּאhu'H1931has accused herשָׂם֩samH7760of shameful conductעֲלִילֹ֨ת דְּבָרִ֜ים'a.li.Lot de.va.RimH5949 H1697,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘I discovered thatמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672your daughterלְבִתְּךָ֙le.vi.te.KhaH1323was notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808a virginבְּתוּלִ֔יםbe.tu.LimH1331.’But here is the proofוְאֵ֖לֶּהve.'E.lehH428ofבִתִּ֑יvi.TiH1323hervirginityבְּתוּלֵ֣יbe.tu.LeiH1331.”And they shall spread outוּפָֽרְשׂוּ֙u.fa.re.SuH6566the clothהַשִּׂמְלָ֔הha.sim.LahH8071beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205.

18Then the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of thatהַהִ֖ואha.Hiv'H1931אֶת־'et-H853cityהָֽעִיר־ha.'ir-H5892shall takeוְלָֽקְח֛וּve.la.ke.ChuH3947the manהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376and punish himוְיִסְּר֖וּve.yi.se.RuH3256אֹתֽוֹ׃'o.ToH853.

19They are also to fineוְעָנְשׁ֨וּve.'a.ne.ShuH6064himאֹת֜וֹ'o.ToH853a hundredמֵ֣אָהMe.'ahH3967shekelsof silverכֶ֗סֶףKhe.sefH3701and give themוְנָתְנוּ֙ve.na.te.NuH5414to the young woman’sהַֽנַּעֲרָ֔הha.na.'a.RahH5291fatherלַאֲבִ֣יla.'a.ViH1,becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588this man has givenהוֹצִיא֙ho.Tzi'H3318a virginבְּתוּלַ֣תbe.tu.LatH1330of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478a badרָ֔ע עַ֖לRa' 'alH7451 H5921nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034.And she shall remainתִהְיֶ֣הtih.YehH1961hiswifeלְאִשָּׁ֔הle.'i.ShahH802;he must notלֹא־ יוּכַ֥לlo'- yu.KhalH3808 H3201divorce herלְשַּׁלְּחָ֖הּle.sha.le.ChahH7971asכָּל־kol-H3605long as he livesיָמָֽיו׃ סya.MavH3117.

20If, howeverוְאִם־ve.'im-H518,thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088accusationהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697isהָיָ֔הha.YahH1961trueאֱמֶ֣ת'e.MetH571,and noלֹא־lo'-H3808proof of the young woman’sלַֽנַּעֲרָֽה׃la.na.'arH5291virginityבְתוּלִ֖יםve.tu.LimH1331can be foundנִמְצְא֥וּnim.tze.'UH4672,

21sheהַֽנַּעֲרָ֜הha.na.'arH5291shall be broughtוְהוֹצִ֨יאוּve.ho.Tzi.'uH3318אֶת־'et-H853toאֶל־'el-H413the doorפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of her father’sאָבִ֗יהָ'a.Vi.haH1houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,and there the menאַנְשֵׁ֨י'an.SheiH582of her cityעִירָ֤הּ'i.RahH5892will stone herוּסְקָלוּהָ֩ בָּאֲבָנִים֙u.se.ka.lu.Ha ba.'a.va.NimH5619 H68to deathוָמֵ֔תָהva.Me.tahH4191.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588she has committedעָשְׂתָ֤ה'a.se.TahH6213an outrageנְבָלָה֙ne.va.LahH5039in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478by being promiscuousלִזְנ֖וֹתliz.NotH2181in her father’sאָבִ֑יהָ'a.Vi.haH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004.So you must purgeוּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥u.vi.'ar.TaH1197the evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451from among youמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃ סmi.kir.Be.chaH7130.

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