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Deuteronomy 22:25-27

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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