Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 22:22-27

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.

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