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Deuteronomy 22:29
29the man who raped her is to give the young woman’s father fifty silver shekels, and she will become his wife because he violated her. He cannot divorce her as long as he lives.
Deuteronomy 22:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife; because he hath humbled her, he may not put her away all his days.
- New International Version (NIV)he shall pay her father fifty shekels of silver. He must marry the young woman, for he has violated her. He can never divorce her as long as he lives.
- English Standard Version (ESV)then the man who lay with her shall give to the father of the young woman fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife, because he has violated her. He may not divorce her all his days.
- New King James Version (NKJV)then the man who lay with her shall give to the young woman’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife because he has humbled her; he shall not be permitted to divorce her all his days.
Context of Deuteronomy 22:29
27When he found her in the field, the engaged woman cried out, but there was no one to rescue her. 28If a man encounters a young woman, a virgin who is not engaged, takes hold of her and rapes her, and they are discovered, the man who raped her is to give the young woman’s father fifty silver shekels, and she will become his wife because he violated her. He cannot divorce her as long as he lives. 30“A man is not to marry his father’s wife; he must not violate his father’s marriage bed.
Read all of Deuteronomy 22Deuteronomy 22:29 word by word
וְ֠נָתַן הָאִ֨ישׁ הַשֹּׁכֵ֥ב עִמָּ֛הּ לַאֲבִ֥י הַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ה חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים כָּ֑סֶף וְלֽוֹ־תִהְיֶ֣ה לְאִשָּׁ֗ה תַּ֚חַת אֲשֶׁ֣ר עִנָּ֔הּ לֹא־יוּכַ֥ל שַׁלְּחָ֖ה כָּל־יָמָֽיו׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Then the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- that layשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: have sexH7901
- with her shall giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: payH5414
- unto the damsel’sנַעֲרָהna‛ărâh · maidenH5291
- fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
- fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםchămishshîym · fiftyH2572
- of silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
- and she shall be his wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
- because he hath humbledעָנָה‛ânâh · to afflictH6031
- her, he mayיָכֹלyâkôl yâkôl · be ableH3201
- not put her awayשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: divorceH7971
- all his daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 22:29
- Deuteronomy 22:19They will also fine him a hundred silver shekels and give them to the young woman’s father, because that man gave an Israelite virgin a bad name. She will remain his wife; he cannot divorce her as long as he lives.
- Deuteronomy 21:14Then if you are not satisfied with her, you are to let her go where she wants, but you must not sell her or treat her as merchandise, because you have humiliated her.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 22:29
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-30Verses 13-30 These and the like regulations might be needful then, and yet it is not necessary that we should curiously examine respecting them. The laws relate to the seventh commandment, laying a restraint upon fleshly lusts which war against the soul.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29fifty shekels of silver: The young woman's father could still receive a bride-price for his unmarried daughter (see Genesis 34:12; Exodus 22:16). she must become his wife: The law required the man to marry the young woman. However, this assumed that both the young woman and her father agreed to the marriage (see Exodus 22:17).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-3013-30. If a man take a wife, &c.--The regulations that follow might be imperatively needful in the then situation of the Israelites; and yet, it is not necessary that we should curiously and impertinently inquire into them. So far was it from being unworthy of God to leave such things upon record, that the enactments must heighten our admiration of His wisdom and goodness in the management of a people so perverse and so given to irregular passions. Nor is…Read the comment
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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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