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Deuteronomy 22:17-21

17And, lo, he hath givenשָׂם֩samH7760occasionsעֲלִילֹ֨ת'a.li.LotH5949of speechדְּבָרִ֜יםde.va.RimH1697against her,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,I foundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672not thy daughterלְבִתְּךָ֙le.vi.te.KhaH1323a maidבְּתוּלִ֔יםbe.tu.LimH1331; and yet these are the tokens ofmy daughter’sבִתִּ֑יvi.TiH1323virginityבְּתוּלֵ֣יbe.tu.LeiH1331.And they shall spreadוּפָֽרְשׂוּ֙u.fa.re.SuH6566the clothהַשִּׂמְלָ֔הha.sim.LahH8071beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

18And the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of that cityהָֽעִיר־ha.'ir-H5892shall takeוְלָֽקְח֛וּve.la.ke.ChuH3947that manהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376and chastiseוְיִסְּר֖וּve.yi.se.RuH3256him;

19And they shall amerceוְעָנְשׁ֨וּve.'a.ne.ShuH6064him in an hundredמֵ֣אָהMe.'ahH3967shekelsof silverכֶ֗סֶףKhe.sefH3701,and giveוְנָתְנוּ֙ve.na.te.NuH5414themunto the fatherלַאֲבִ֣יla.'a.ViH1of the damselהַֽנַּעֲרָ֔הha.na.'a.RahH5291,because he hath brought upהוֹצִיא֙ho.Tzi'H3318an evilרָ֔עRa'H7451nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034upon a virginבְּתוּלַ֣תbe.tu.LatH1330of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:and she shall be his wifeלְאִשָּׁ֔הle.'i.ShahH802;he mayיוּכַ֥לyu.KhalH3201not put her awayלְשַּׁלְּחָ֖הּle.sha.le.ChahH7971all his daysיָמָֽיו׃ סya.MavH3117.

20But if this thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697be trueאֱמֶ֣ת'e.MetH571, and the tokens ofvirginityבְתוּלִ֖יםve.tu.LimH1331be not foundנִמְצְא֥וּnim.tze.'UH4672for the damselלַֽנַּעֲרָֽה׃la.na.'arH5291:

21Then they shall bring outוְהוֹצִ֨יאוּve.ho.Tzi.'uH3318the damselהַֽנַּעֲרָ֜הha.na.'arH5291to the doorפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of her father’sאָבִ֗יהָ'a.Vi.haH1houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,and the menאַנְשֵׁ֨י'an.SheiH582of her cityעִירָ֤הּ'i.RahH5892shall stoneוּסְקָלוּהָ֩u.se.ka.lu.HaH5619her with stonesבָּאֲבָנִים֙ba.'a.va.NimH68that she dieוָמֵ֔תָהva.Me.tahH4191:because she hath wroughtעָשְׂתָ֤ה'a.se.TahH6213follyנְבָלָה֙ne.va.LahH5039in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,to play the whoreלִזְנ֖וֹתliz.NotH2181in her father’sאָבִ֑יהָ'a.Vi.haH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004:so shalt thou putH1197evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451awayH1197from amongמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃ סmi.kir.Be.chaH7130you.

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