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Deuteronomy 22:24
24If so, you must take both of them to the gate of that town. You must throw stones at both of them there, until they die. The young woman is guilty because she did not shout aloud for help. They were in the town, so someone would have heard her. The man is guilty because he had sex with the future wife of another man. In this way, you will remove evil acts from among you.
Deuteronomy 22:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city; and the man, because he hath humbled his neighbour’s wife: so thou shalt put away evil from among you.
- New International Version (NIV)you shall take both of them to the gate of that town and stone them to death—the young woman because she was in a town and did not scream for help, and the man because he violated another man’s wife. You must purge the evil from among you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)then you shall bring them both out to the gate of that city, and you shall stone them to death with stones, the young woman because she did not cry for help though she was in the city, and the man because he violated his neighbor's wife. So you shall purge the evil from your midst.
- New King James Version (NKJV)then you shall bring them both out to the gate of that city, and you shall stone them to death with stones, the young woman because she did not cry out in the city, and the man because he humbled his neighbor’s wife; so you shall put away the evil from among you.
Context of Deuteronomy 22:24
22You may discover a man who is having sex with another man's wife. If so, you must punish both the man and the woman with death. In this way, you will remove such evil acts from Israel. 23Perhaps a man may meet a young woman in a town. She has already promised to marry another man, but the man has sex with her. If so, you must take both of them to the gate of that town. You must throw stones at both of them there, until they die. The young woman is guilty because she did not shout aloud for help. They were in the town, so someone would have heard her. The man is guilty because he had sex with the future wife of another man. In this way, you will remove evil acts from among you. 25But perhaps a man may meet a young woman in a field in the country. She has already promised to marry another man. But the man is stronger than her and he has sex with her. If that happens, only the man must die. 26Do not punish the young woman. She does not deserve to die. The man's act is like a man who attacks and murders another person.
Read all of Deuteronomy 22Deuteronomy 22:24 word by word
וְהוֹצֵאתֶ֨ם אֶת־שְׁנֵיהֶ֜ם אֶל־שַׁ֣עַר׀ הָעִ֣יר הַהִ֗וא וּסְקַלְתֶּ֨ם אֹתָ֥ם בָּאֲבָנִים֮ וָמֵתוּ֒ אֶת־הַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ה עַל־דְּבַר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־צָעֲקָ֣ה בָעִ֔יר וְאֶ֨ת־הָאִ֔ישׁ עַל־דְּבַ֥ר אֲשֶׁר־עִנָּ֖ה אֶת־אֵ֣שֶׁת רֵעֵ֑הוּ וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥ הָרָ֖ע מִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Then ye shall bringיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
- them bothשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
- out unto the gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
- of that cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- and ye shall stoneסָקַלsâqal · to stoneH5619
- them with stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
- that they dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
- the damselנַעֲרָהna‛ărâh · maidenH5291
- becauseדָּבָרdâbâr · word: caseH1697
- becauseאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- she criedצָעַקtsâ‛aq · to cryH6817
- and the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- he hath humbledעָנָה‛ânâh · to afflictH6031
- his neighbour’sרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
- wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
- so thou shalt put awayבָּעַרbâ‛ar · to burn: purgeH1197
- evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
- from amongקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 22:24
- Deuteronomy 21:14Later, you may not be pleased with her. If so, you must let her go wherever she wants. You must never sell her or make her become a slave. You must not do that, because you have made her have sex with you, as your wife.
- Genesis 29:21After seven years, Jacob said to Laban, ‘Give me my wife. My time to work for you is finished and I want to marry her.’
- Matthew 1:20He thought about what he should do. Then an angel came from the Lord God to see him. The angel came to Joseph while he was dreaming. The angel said, ‘Joseph, you who are from the family of King David, take Mary home as your wife. Do not be afraid to do that. The baby that is growing inside her is from the Holy Spirit.
- Deuteronomy 22:21If so, the leaders must take her to the entrance of her father's house. The men of the town must throw stones at her there, until she dies. She has done a very bad thing that brings shame on Israel. She has had sex like a prostitute while she lived in her father's house. You must remove evil acts like this from among you.
- Deuteronomy 13:5You must punish that false prophet with death. He has told you to turn against the Lord your God. The Lord rescued you from Egypt, where you were slaves. But the false prophet has tried to turn you away from the way of life that the Lord your God has commanded. So you must remove all evil things like that from among you.
- 1 Corinthians 5:2But, you are still proud of yourselves! Instead, you ought to be very sad and ashamed. You should have sent this man away from your group.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 22:24
- 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. 24In the Old Testament, betrothal (a formal promise to marry) was treated like marriage. Because of this, the phrase his neighbor's wife in this passage can refer to a woman who was engaged to be married.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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