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Deuteronomy 22:13-29

13“Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588anyH376manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376takesיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947a wifeאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802and goesוּבָ֥אu.Va'H935inH935to her and thenturnsH8130againstH8130her,

14and he chargesוְשָׂ֥ם דְּבָרִ֔יםve.Sam de.va.RimH7760 H1697her with shamefulH5949behaviorH5949andpubliclyH3318defamesשֵׁ֣ם רָ֑עshem Ra'H8034 H7451 H3318her, and saysוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH559, ‘I tookלָקַ֔חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947thisH2088womanהָאִשָּׁ֤הha.'i.ShahH802, butwhen I cameH7126nearH7126her, I did not findמָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672her to have evidenceH1331ofH1331virginityבְּתוּלִֽים׃be.tu.LimH1331,’

15then the girl’sהַֽנַּעֲרָ֖הha.na.'arH5291fatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1and her motherוְאִמָּ֑הּve.'i.MahH517shall takeוְלָקַ֛חve.la.KachH3947and bringוְהוֹצִ֜יאוּve.ho.Tzi.'uH3318outH3318the evidenceH1331ofH1331the girl’sהַֽנַּעֲרָ֛הha.na.'arH5291virginityבְּתוּלֵ֧יbe.tu.LeiH1331to the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892at the gateהַשָּֽׁעְרָה׃ha.Sha.'e.rahH8179.

16And the girl’sהַֽנַּעַרָ֖הha.na.'arH5291fatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1shall sayוְאָמַ֛רve.'a.MarH559to the eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֑יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205, ‘I gaveנָתַ֜תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414my daughterבִּתִּ֗יbi.TiH1323to thisהַזֶּ֛הha.ZehH2088manלָאִ֥ישׁla.'IshH376as a wifeלְאִשָּׁ֖הle.'i.ShahH802, but heturnedH8130againstH8130her;

17and beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,he has chargedשָׂם֩ דְּבָרִ֜יםsam de.va.RimH7760 H1697her with shamefulH5949behaviorH5949,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “I did not findמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672your daughterלְבִתְּךָ֙le.vi.te.KhaH1323to have evidenceH1331ofH1331virginityבְּתוּלִ֔יםbe.tu.LimH1331.” Butthisוְאֵ֖לֶּהve.'E.lehH428is the evidenceH1331ofH1331my daughter’sבִתִּ֑יvi.TiH1323virginityבְּתוּלֵ֣יbe.tu.LeiH1331.’And they shall spreadוּפָֽרְשׂוּ֙u.fa.re.SuH6566outH6566the garmentהַשִּׂמְלָ֔הha.sim.LahH8071beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

18Thenthe eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of that cityהָֽעִיר־ha.'ir-H5892shall takeוְלָֽקְח֛וּve.la.ke.ChuH3947the manהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376and rebukeוְיִסְּר֖וּve.yi.se.RuH3256him,

19and they shall fineוְעָנְשׁ֨וּve.'a.ne.ShuH6064him a hundredמֵ֣אָהMe.'ahH3967shekelsof silverכֶ֗סֶףKhe.sefH3701and giveוְנָתְנוּ֙ve.na.te.NuH5414it to the girl’sהַֽנַּעֲרָ֔הha.na.'a.RahH5291fatherלַאֲבִ֣יla.'a.ViH1,becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588hepubliclyH3318defamedשֵׁ֣ם רָ֔עshem Ra'H8034 H7451 H3318a virginבְּתוּלַ֣תbe.tu.LatH1330of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.And she shall remainתִהְיֶ֣הtih.YehH1961his wifeלְאִשָּׁ֔הle.'i.ShahH802;he is not allowedיוּכַ֥לyu.KhalH3201todivorceלְשַּׁלְּחָ֖הּle.sha.le.ChahH7971her allכָּל־kol-H3605his daysיָמָֽיו׃ סya.MavH3117.

20“But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088chargeהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697is trueאֱמֶ֣ת'e.MetH571, andthey did not findנִמְצְא֥וּnim.tze.'UH4672the girlלַֽנַּעֲרָֽה׃la.na.'arH5291to have evidenceH1331ofH1331virginityבְתוּלִ֖יםve.tu.LimH1331,

21then they shall bringוְהוֹצִ֨יאוּve.ho.Tzi.'uH3318the girlהַֽנַּעֲרָ֜הha.na.'arH5291outH3318to the doorwayפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of her father’sאָבִ֗יהָ'a.Vi.haH1houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,and the menH376of her cityעִירָ֤הּ'i.RahH5892shall stoneוּסְקָלוּהָ֩ בָּאֲבָנִים֙u.se.ka.lu.Ha ba.'a.va.NimH5619 H68herto deathוָמֵ֔תָהva.Me.tahH4191,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588she hascommittedעָשְׂתָ֤ה'a.se.TahH6213a disgracefulH5039sinH5039in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478by playingH2181theH2181prostituteלִזְנ֖וֹתliz.NotH2181in her father’sאָבִ֑יהָ'a.Vi.haH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004; soyou shall eliminateוּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥u.vi.'ar.TaH1197the evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451from amongמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃ סmi.kir.Be.chaH7130you.

22“Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588a manאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376is foundיִמָּצֵ֨אyi.ma.Tze'H4672sleepingשֹׁכֵ֣ב׀sho.KhevH7901with a marriedבְעֻֽלַת־ בַּ֗עַלve.'u.lat- Ba.'alH1166 H1167womanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802,then bothגַּם־ שְׁנֵיהֶ֔םgam- she.nei.HemH1571 H8147of them shall dieוּמֵ֙תוּ֙u.Me.tuH4191,the manהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376who sleptהַשֹּׁכֵ֥בha.sho.KhevH7901with the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802,and the womanוְהָאִשָּׁ֑הve.ha.'i.ShahH802;so you shall eliminateוּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥u.vi.'ar.TaH1197the evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

23“Ifכִּ֤יkiH3588there is a girlנַעֲרָ֣הna.'arH5291who is a virginבְתוּלָ֔הve.tu.LahH1330betrothedמְאֹרָשָׂ֖הme.'o.ra.SahH781to a manלְאִ֑ישׁle.'IshH376, and anothermanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376findsוּמְצָאָ֥הּu.me.tza.'AhH4672her in the cityבָּעִ֖ירba.'IrH5892and sleepsוְשָׁכַ֥בve.sha.KhavH7901with her,

24then you shall bringוְהוֹצֵאתֶ֨םve.ho.tze.TemH3318them bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֜םshe.nei.HemH8147outH3318to the gateשַׁ֣עַר׀Sha.'arH8179of that cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892and you shall stoneוּסְקַלְתֶּ֨ם בָּאֲבָנִים֮u.se.kal.Tem ba.'a.va.NimH5619 H68themto deathוָמֵתוּ֒va.me.TuH4191:the girlהַֽנַּעֲרָ֗הha.na.'arH5291,becauseעַל־ דְּבַר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר'al- de.Var 'a.SherH5921 H1697 H834she did not cryH6817outH6817forH6817helpצָעֲקָ֣הtza.'a.KahH6817though she wasin 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.So you shall eliminateוּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥u.vi.'ar.TaH1197the evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451from amongמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃ סmi.kir.Be.chaH7130you.

25“But ifוְֽאִם־ve.'im-H518the manהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376findsיִמְצָ֣אyim.Tza'H4672the girlהַֽנַּעֲרָה֙ha.na.'arH5291who is betrothedהַמְאֹ֣רָשָׂ֔הham.'O.ra.SahH781in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֞הba.sa.DehH7704,and the manהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376seizesוְהֶחֱזִֽיק־ve.he.che.zik-H2388her andrapesוְשָׁכַ֣בve.sha.KhavH7901her, then onlyלְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.DoH905the manהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834rapedשָׁכַ֥בsha.KhavH7901her shall dieוּמֵ֗תu.MetH4191.

26And you are not to doתַעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213anythingדָבָ֔רda.VarH1697to the girlוְלַֽנַּעֲרָה֙ve.la.na.'arH5291;thereH369isH369noH369sinחֵ֣טְאchet'H2399in the girlלַֽנַּעֲרָ֖הla.na.'arH5291worthy ofdeathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194,for justH3512asH3512a 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 betrothedהַמְאֹ֣רָשָׂ֔הham.'O.ra.SahH781girlהַֽנַּעֲרָה֙ha.na.'arH5291criedH6817outH6817,but thereH369wasH369noH369one to saveמוֹשִׁ֖יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467her.

28“Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588a manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376findsיִמְצָ֣אyim.Tza'H4672a girlנַעֲרָ֤הna.'arH5291who is a virginבְתוּלָה֙ve.tu.LahH1330,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is not betrothedאֹרָ֔שָׂה'o.Ra.sahH781,and he seizesוּתְפָשָׂ֖הּu.te.fa.SahH8610her and hasH7901sexualH7901relationsH7901with her, and they are discoveredוְנִמְצָֽאוּ׃ve.nim.Tza.'uH4672,

29then the manהָאִ֨ישׁha.'IshH376who hadH7901sexualH7901relationsH7901with her shall giveוְ֠נָתַןVe.na.tanH5414the girl’sהַֽנַּעֲרָ֖הha.na.'arH5291fatherלַאֲבִ֥יla.'a.ViH1fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572shekelsof silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701,and she shall becomeתִהְיֶ֣הtih.YehH1961his wifeלְאִשָּׁ֗הle.'i.ShahH802,becauseתַּ֚חַת אֲשֶׁ֣רTa.chat 'a.SherH8478 H834he has violatedעִנָּ֔הּ'i.NahH6031her; he is not allowedיוּכַ֥לyu.KhalH3201to divorceשַׁלְּחָ֖הsha.le.ChahH7971her allכָּל־kol-H3605his daysיָמָֽיו׃ סya.MavH3117.

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