Deuteronomy 22:29

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

27The man found the girl out in the country. She may have screamed for help, but no one was there to rescue her. 28This is what you must do when a man rapes a virgin who isn’t engaged. When the crime is discovered, the man who had sexual intercourse with her must give the girl’s father 1¼ pounds of silver, and she will become his wife. Since he raped her, he can never divorce her as long as he lives. 30A man must never marry his father’s wife because this would disgrace his father.

Deuteronomy 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 fine him 2¼ pounds of silver and give it to the girl’s father. The husband ruined the reputation of an Israelite virgin. She will continue to be his wife, and he can never divorce her as long as he lives.
• Deuteronomy 21:14But if it happens that you are no longer pleased with her, let her go wherever she wants. You must never sell her or mistreat her as if she were a slave, since you’ve already had sex with 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

Topics related to Deuteronomy 22:29

• Adultery
• Church
• Damages and Compensation
• Marriage
• Seduction
• Shekel
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Astray
• Chance
• Fornication
• Husband
• Rise
• Atonement, Day of
• Crime; Crimes
• Criticism
• Divorce in the Old Testament
• Endow; Endue

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