Deuteronomy 22
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Deuteronomy 22:23-29

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 silverH3701,1 and she must becomeH1961 his wifeH802 becauseH8478 he has violated herH6031. He must notH3808H3201 divorce herH7971 asH3605 long as he livesH3117.

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  1. 1. Deuteronomy 22:29 50 shekels is approximately 1.26 pounds or 569.8 grams of silver. ↩

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