Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 22:20-30

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.

22If a manאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376be foundיִמָּצֵ֨אyi.ma.Tze'H4672lyingשֹׁכֵ֣ב׀sho.KhevH7901with a womanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802marriedבְעֻֽלַת־ve.'u.lat-H1166to an husbandבַּ֗עַלBa.'alH1167,then they shall both of themשְׁנֵיהֶ֔םshe.nei.HemH8147dieוּמֵ֙תוּ֙u.Me.tuH4191, boththe manהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376that layהַשֹּׁכֵ֥בha.sho.KhevH7901with the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802,and the womanוְהָאִשָּׁ֑הve.ha.'i.ShahH802:so shalt thou put awayוּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥u.vi.'ar.TaH1197evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

23If a damselנַעֲרָ֣הna.'arH5291that isa virginבְתוּלָ֔הve.tu.LahH1330be betrothedמְאֹרָשָׂ֖הme.'o.ra.SahH781unto an husbandלְאִ֑ישׁle.'IshH376,and a manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376findוּמְצָאָ֥הּu.me.tza.'AhH4672her in the cityבָּעִ֖ירba.'IrH5892,and lieוְשָׁכַ֥בve.sha.KhavH7901with her;

24Then ye shall bringוְהוֹצֵאתֶ֨םve.ho.tze.TemH3318them bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֜םshe.nei.HemH8147out unto the gateשַׁ֣עַר׀Sha.'arH8179of that cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,and ye shall stoneוּסְקַלְתֶּ֨םu.se.kal.TemH5619them with stonesבָּאֲבָנִים֮ba.'a.va.NimH68that they dieוָמֵתוּ֒va.me.TuH4191;the damselהַֽנַּעֲרָ֗הha.na.'arH5291,becauseדְּבַר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣רde.Var 'a.SherH1697 H834she criedצָעֲקָ֣הtza.'a.KahH6817not, beingin the cityבָעִ֔ירva.'IrH5892;and the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376,becauseדְּבַ֥ר אֲשֶׁר־de.Var 'a.Sher-H1697 H834he hath humbledעִנָּ֖ה'i.NahH6031his neighbour’sרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802:so thou shalt put awayוּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥u.vi.'ar.TaH1197evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451from amongמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃ סmi.kir.Be.chaH7130you.

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.

30A manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376shall not takeיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947his father’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802,nor discoverיְגַלֶּ֖הye.ga.LehH1540his father’sאָבִֽיו׃ ס'a.VivH1skirtכְּנַ֥ףke.NafH3671.

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