New American Standard Bible 2020

Deuteronomy 22:17-21

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.

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