Berean Standard Bible
Deuteronomy 22:16-29
16and sayH559 toH413 the eldersH2205, “I gaveH5414 my daughterH1323 in marriageH802 to thisH2088 manH376, but he has come to hate herH8130. 17And nowH2009 heH1931 has accused herH7760 of shameful conductH5949H1697, sayingH559, ‘I discovered thatH4672 your daughterH1323 was notH3808 a virginH1331.’ But here is the proofH428 ofH1323 her virginityH1331.” And they shall spread outH6566 the clothH8071 beforeH6440 the cityH5892 eldersH2205.
18Then the eldersH2205 of thatH1931 cityH5892 shall takeH3947 the manH376 and punish himH3256. 19They are also to fineH6064 himH853 a hundredH3967 shekels of silverH37011 and give themH5414 to the young woman’sH5291 fatherH1, becauseH3588 this man has givenH3318 a virginH1330 of IsraelH3478 a badH7451H5921 nameH8034. And she shall remainH1961 his wifeH802; he must notH3808H3201 divorce herH7971 asH3605 long as he livesH3117.
20If, howeverH518, thisH2088 accusationH1697 isH1961 trueH571, and noH3808 proof of the young woman’sH5291 virginityH1331 can be foundH4672, 21she shall be broughtH3318 toH413 the doorH6607 of her father’sH1 houseH1004, and there the menH582 of her cityH5892 will stone herH5619H68 to deathH4191. ForH3588 she has committedH6213 an outrageH5039 in IsraelH3478 by being promiscuousH2181 in her father’sH1 houseH1004. So you must purgeH1197 the evilH7451 from among youH7130.2
22IfH3588 a manH376 is foundH4672 lyingH7901 withH5973 another man’sH1167 wifeH802H1166, bothH1571H8147 the manH376 who sleptH7901 withH5973 her and the womanH802 must dieH4191. You must purgeH1197 the evilH7451 from IsraelH3478.
23IfH3588 there isH1961 a virginH5291H1330 pledged in marriageH781 to a manH376, and another manH376 encounters herH4672 in the cityH5892 and sleepsH7901 with herH5973, 24you must take bothH8147 of them outH3318 toH413 the gateH8179 of thatH1931 cityH5892 and stoneH5619 themH68 to deathH4191—the young womanH5291 becauseH5921H1697 she did notH3808 cry outH6817 in the cityH5892, and the manH376 becauseH5921H1697 he has violatedH6031 his neighbor’sH7453 wifeH802. So you must purgeH1197 the evilH7451 from among youH7130.
25But ifH518 the manH376 encountersH4672 a betrothedH781 womanH5291 in the open countryH7704, and heH376 overpowersH2388 her and liesH7901 with herH5973, onlyH905 the manH376 whoH834 has done this must dieH4191. 26DoH6213 nothingH3808H1697 to the young womanH5291, becauseH3588 sheH5291 has committed noH369 sinH2399 worthy of deathH4194. ThisH2088 caseH1697 is just likeH834 one in which a manH376H5921 attacksH6965 his neighborH7453 and murders himH7523H5315H3651. 27WhenH3588 he found herH4672 in the fieldH7704, the betrothedH781 womanH5291 cried outH6817, but there was no oneH369 to saveH3467 her.
28IfH3588 a manH376 encountersH4672 a virginH5291H1330 whoH834 is notH3808 pledged in marriageH781, and he seizes herH8610 and liesH7901 with herH5973, and they are discoveredH4672, 29then the manH376 who layH7901 with herH5973 must payH5414 the young woman’sH5291 fatherH1 fiftyH2572 shekels of silverH3701,3 and she must becomeH1961 his wifeH802 becauseH8478 he has violated herH6031. He must notH3808H3201 divorce herH7971 asH3605 long as he livesH3117.
Notes
- 1. Deuteronomy 22:19 100 shekels is approximately 2.5 pounds or 1.1 kilograms of silver. ↩
- 2. Deuteronomy 22:21 Here and in verse 24; cited in 1 Corinthians 5:13 ↩
- 3. Deuteronomy 22:29 50 shekels is approximately 1.26 pounds or 569.8 grams of silver. ↩
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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