New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 22:23-29

23“Ifכִּ֤יkiH3588there is a girlנַעֲרָ֣הna.'arH5291who is a virginבְתוּלָ֔הve.tu.LahH1330engagedמְאֹרָשָׂ֖הme.'o.ra.SahH781to a manלְאִ֑ישׁle.'IshH376, and anothermanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376findsוּמְצָאָ֥הּu.me.tza.'AhH4672her in the cityבָּעִ֖ירba.'IrH5892and liesוְשָׁכַ֥בve.sha.KhavH7901with her,

24then you shall bringוְהוֹצֵאתֶ֨םve.ho.tze.TemH3318them bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֜םshe.nei.HemH8147out to the gateשַׁ֣עַר׀Sha.'arH8179of that cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892and you shall stoneוּסְקַלְתֶּ֨םu.se.kal.TemH5619themto deathוָמֵתוּ֒va.me.TuH4191;the girlהַֽנַּעֲרָ֗הha.na.'arH5291,becauseעַל־ דְּבַר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר'al- de.Var 'a.SherH5921 H1697 H834she did not cryצָעֲקָ֣הtza.'a.KahH6817out in the cityבָעִ֔ירva.'IrH5892,and the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376,becauseעַל־ דְּבַ֥ר אֲשֶׁר־'al- de.Var 'a.Sher-H5921 H1697 H834he has violatedעִנָּ֖ה'i.NahH6031his neighbor’sרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802.Thus you shall purgeוּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥u.vi.'ar.TaH1197the evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451from amongמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃ סmi.kir.Be.chaH7130you.

25“But ifוְֽאִם־ve.'im-H518in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֞הba.sa.DehH7704the manהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376findsיִמְצָ֣אyim.Tza'H4672the girlהַֽנַּעֲרָה֙ha.na.'arH5291who is engagedהַמְאֹ֣רָשָׂ֔הham.'O.ra.SahH781,and the manהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376forcesוְהֶחֱזִֽיק־ve.he.che.zik-H2388her and liesוְשָׁכַ֣בve.sha.KhavH7901with her, then onlyלְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.DoH905the manהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834liesשָׁכַ֥בsha.KhavH7901with her shall dieוּמֵ֗תu.MetH4191.

26But you shall doתַעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213nothingלֹא־ דָבָ֔רlo'- da.VarH3808 H1697to the girlוְלַֽנַּעֲרָה֙ve.la.na.'arH5291;thereH369is noH369sinחֵ֣טְאchet'H2399in the girlלַֽנַּעֲרָ֖הla.na.'arH5291worthy of deathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194,for justH3152as a manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376risesיָק֨וּםya.KumH6965againstעַל־'al-H5921his neighborרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙re.'E.huH7453and murdersוּרְצָח֣וֹu.re.tza.ChoH7523him, soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651is thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088caseהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697.

27Whenכִּ֥יkiH3588he foundמְצָאָ֑הּme.tza.'AhH4672her in the fieldבַשָּׂדֶ֖הva.sa.DehH7704,the engagedהַמְאֹ֣רָשָׂ֔הham.'O.ra.SahH781girlהַֽנַּעֲרָה֙ha.na.'arH5291criedצָעֲקָ֗הtza.'a.KahH6817out, but thereH369was noH369one to saveמוֹשִׁ֖יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467her.

28“Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588a manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376findsיִמְצָ֣אyim.Tza'H4672a girlנַעֲרָ֤הna.'arH5291who is a virginבְתוּלָה֙ve.tu.LahH1330,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is not engagedאֹרָ֔שָׂה'o.Ra.sahH781,and seizesוּתְפָשָׂ֖הּu.te.fa.SahH8610her and liesוְשָׁכַ֣בve.sha.KhavH7901with her and they are discoveredוְנִמְצָֽאוּ׃ve.nim.Tza.'uH4672,

29then the manהָאִ֨ישׁha.'IshH376who layהַשֹּׁכֵ֥בha.sho.KhevH7901with her shall giveוְ֠נָתַןVe.na.tanH5414to the girl’sהַֽנַּעֲרָ֖הha.na.'arH5291fatherלַאֲבִ֥יla.'a.ViH1fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572shekelsof silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701,and she shall becomeתִהְיֶ֣הtih.YehH1961his wifeלְאִשָּׁ֗הle.'i.ShahH802becauseתַּ֚חַת אֲשֶׁ֣רTa.chat 'a.SherH8478 H834he has violatedעִנָּ֔הּ'i.NahH6031her; he cannotלֹא־ יוּכַ֥לlo'- yu.KhalH3201 H3808divorceשַׁלְּחָ֖הsha.le.ChahH7971her allכָּל־kol-H3605his daysיָמָֽיו׃ סya.MavH3117.

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