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Deuteronomy 22:25-29

25But if a manהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376findיִמְצָ֣אyim.Tza'H4672a betrothedהַמְאֹ֣רָשָׂ֔הham.'O.ra.SahH781damselהַֽנַּעֲרָה֙ha.na.'arH5291in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֞הba.sa.DehH7704,and the manהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376forceוְהֶחֱזִֽיק־ve.he.che.zik-H2388her, and lieוְשָׁכַ֣בve.sha.KhavH7901with her: then the manהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376only that layשָׁכַ֥בsha.KhavH7901with her shall dieוּמֵ֗תu.MetH4191:

26But unto the damselוְלַֽנַּעֲרָה֙ve.la.na.'arH5291thou shalt doתַעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213nothingדָבָ֔רda.VarH1697; there isin the damselלַֽנַּעֲרָ֖הla.na.'arH5291no sinחֵ֣טְאchet'H2399worthyof deathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194:for as when a manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376risethיָק֨וּםya.KumH6965against his neighbourרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙re.'E.huH7453,and slayethוּרְצָח֣וֹ נֶ֔פֶשׁu.re.tza.Cho Ne.feshH5315 H7523him, even so isthis matterהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697:

27For he foundמְצָאָ֑הּme.tza.'AhH4672her in the fieldבַשָּׂדֶ֖הva.sa.DehH7704, andthe betrothedהַמְאֹ֣רָשָׂ֔הham.'O.ra.SahH781damselהַֽנַּעֲרָה֙ha.na.'arH5291criedצָעֲקָ֗הtza.'a.KahH6817, and there wasnone to saveמוֹשִׁ֖יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467her.

28If a manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376findיִמְצָ֣אyim.Tza'H4672a damselנַעֲרָ֤הna.'arH5291that isa virginבְתוּלָה֙ve.tu.LahH1330,which is not betrothedאֹרָ֔שָׂה'o.Ra.sahH781,and lay holdוּתְפָשָׂ֖הּu.te.fa.SahH8610on her, and lieוְשָׁכַ֣בve.sha.KhavH7901with her, and they be foundוְנִמְצָֽאוּ׃ve.nim.Tza.'uH4672;

29Then the manהָאִ֨ישׁha.'IshH376that layהַשֹּׁכֵ֥בha.sho.KhevH7901with her shall giveוְ֠נָתַןVe.na.tanH5414unto the damsel’sהַֽנַּעֲרָ֖הha.na.'arH5291fatherלַאֲבִ֥יla.'a.ViH1fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572shekelsof silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701,and she shall be his wifeלְאִשָּׁ֗הle.'i.ShahH802;because he hath humbledעִנָּ֔הּ'i.NahH6031her, he mayיוּכַ֥לyu.KhalH3201not put her awayשַׁלְּחָ֖הsha.le.ChahH7971all his daysיָמָֽיו׃ סya.MavH3117.

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