Revised Version 1895

Deuteronomy 22

1Thou shaltnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808seeתִרְאֶה֩tir.'EhH7200thybrother’sאָחִ֜יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251oxשׁ֨וֹרShorH7794or hissheepשֵׂיוֹ֙se.YoH7716goH7725astrayנִדָּחִ֔יםni.da.ChimH5080, andhideוְהִתְעַלַּמְתָּ֖ve.hit.'a.lam.TaH5956thyself from them: thou shaltsurelyH7725bringH7725themagainH7725unto thybrotherלְאָחִֽיךָ׃le.'a.Chi.khaH251.

2AndifH518thybrotherאָחִ֛יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251benotלֹ֨אlo'H3808nigh unto thee, orifH518thouknowיְדַעְתּ֑וֹye.da'.ToH3045himnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808, then thou shaltbringH7725ithomeH1004to thinehouseבֵּיתֶ֔ךָbei.Te.khaH1004, and it shall be with theeuntilעַ֣ד'adH5704thybrotherאָחִ֙יךָ֙'a.Chi.khaH251seekדְּרֹ֤שׁde.RoshH1875afterוְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961it, and thou shaltrestoreH7725it to himagainH7725.

3AndsoH3651shalt thoudoתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213with his ass; andsoH3651shalt thoudoתַּעֲשֶׂה֮ta.'a.SehH6213with hisgarmentלְשִׂמְלָתוֹ֒le.sim.la.ToH8071; andsoH3651shalt thoudoתַּעֲשֶׂ֜הta.'a.SehH6213witheveryלְכָל־le.kholH3605lostH6thingH3651of thybrother’sאָחִ֛יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he hathlostH6, and thou hastfoundוּמְצָאתָ֑הּu.me.tza.TahH4672: thou mayestnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808hideלְהִתְעַלֵּֽם׃ סle.hit.'a.LemH5956thyself.

4Thou shaltnotלֹא־lo'-H3808seeתִרְאֶה֩tir.'EhH7200thybrother’sאָחִ֜יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251ass or hisoxשׁוֹרוֹ֙sho.RoH7794fallenנֹפְלִ֣יםno.fe.LimH5307downH5307by thewayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870, andhideוְהִתְעַלַּמְתָּ֖ve.hit.'a.lam.TaH5956thyself from them: thou shaltsurelyH6965helpH6965him toliftH6965themupH6965againH6965.

5Awomanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802shallnotלֹא־lo'-H3808wearיִלְבַּ֥שׁyil.BashH3847thatwhichH428pertaineth unto amanגֶ֙בֶר֙ge.verH1397,neitherוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808shall amanגֶּ֖בֶרGe.verH1397putH3847on awoman’sאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802garmentשִׂמְלַ֣תsim.LatH8071: for whosoever doeththeseH428things is anabominationתוֹעֲבַ֛תto.'a.VatH8441unto theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

6Ifכִּ֣יkiH3588abird’sצִפּ֣וֹר׀tzi.PorH6833nestקַן־kan-H7064chanceיִקָּרֵ֣אyi.ka.Re'H7122to bebeforeלְפָנֶ֡יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee in thewayבַּדֶּ֜רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870, inanyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605treeעֵ֣ץ׀'etzH6086or on thegroundהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776, withyoungהַבָּנִֽים׃ha.ba.NimH1121onesH667oreggsבֵיצִ֔יםvei.TzimH1000, and the damsittingרֹבֶ֙צֶת֙ro.Ve.tzetH7257uponH5921theyoungH1121, oruponH5921theeggsהַבֵּיצִ֑יםha.bei.TzimH1000, thou shaltnotלֹא־lo'-H3808takeתִקַּ֥חti.KachH3947the dam with theyoungH1121:

7thou shalt in any wiseletשַׁלֵּ֤חַsha.Le.achH7971the damgoתְּשַׁלַּח֙te.sha.LachH7971, but theyoungהַבָּנִ֖יםha.ba.NimH1121thou mayesttakeתִּֽקַּֽח־ti.kach-H3947unto thyself; that it may bewellיִ֣יטַבYi.tavH3190with thee, and that thou mayestprolongוְהַאֲרַכְתָּ֖ve.ha.'a.rakh.TaH748thydaysיָמִֽים׃ סya.MimH3117.

8When thou buildest anewחָדָ֔שׁcha.DashH2319houseבַּ֣יִתBa.yitH1004, then thou shaltmakeH7760a battlement for thyroofלְגַגֶּ֑ךָle.ga.Ge.khaH1406, that thoubringH7760notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808bloodדָּמִים֙da.MimH1818uponיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307thinehouseבְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004,ifH3588anyמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ סmi.Me.nuH4480manfallהַנֹּפֵ֖לha.no.FelH5307from thence.

9Thou shaltnotלֹא־lo'-H3808sowתִזְרַ֥עtiz.Ra'H2232thyvineyardכַּרְמְךָ֖kar.me.KhaH3754withtwoכִּלְאָ֑יִםkil.'A.yimH3610kindsH3610ofseedהַזֶּ֙רַע֙ha.Ze.ra'H2233:lestפֶּן־pen-H6435the whole fruit be forfeited, theseedH2233whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834thou hastsownתִּזְרָ֔עtiz.Ra'H2232, and theincreaseוּתְבוּאַ֖תu.te.vu.'AtH8393of thevineyardהַכָּֽרֶם׃ סha.Ka.remH3754.

10Thou shaltnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808plowתַחֲרֹ֥שׁta.cha.RoshH2790with anoxבְּשׁוֹר־be.shor-H7794and an asstogetherיַחְדָּֽו׃ סyach.DavH3162.

11Thou shaltnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808wearתִלְבַּשׁ֙til.BashH3847a mingled stuff,woolצֶ֥מֶרTze.merH6785andlinenוּפִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fish.TimH6593togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃ סyach.DavH3162.

12Thou shaltmakeתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213thee fringesuponעַל־'al-H5921thefourאַרְבַּ֛ע'ar.Ba'H702borders of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest thyself.

13Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588anyH376manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376takeיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802, andgoוּבָ֥אu.Va'H935in untoherH413, andhateוּשְׂנֵאָֽהּ׃u.se.ne.'AhH8130herH413,

14andlayוְשָׂ֥םve.SamH7760shamefulעֲלִילֹ֣ת'a.li.LotH5949things toherH413chargeH5921, andbringH3318upH5921anevilרָ֑עRa'H7451nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034uponH5921herH413, andsayוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH559, Itookלָקַ֔חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947thiswomanהָאִשָּׁ֤הha.'i.ShahH802, and when IcameH3318nigh toherH413, Ifoundמָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808inherH413the tokens ofvirginityבְּתוּלִֽים׃be.tu.LimH1331:

15then shall thefatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1of the damsel, andherאֶל־'el-H413motherוְאִמָּ֑הּve.'i.MahH517,takeוְלָקַ֛חve.la.KachH3947andbringוְהוֹצִ֜יאוּve.ho.Tzi.'uH3318forthH3318the tokens of the damsel’svirginityבְּתוּלֵ֧יbe.tu.LeiH1331unto theeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892in thegateהַשָּֽׁעְרָה׃ha.Sha.'e.rahH8179:

16and the damsel’sfatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1shallsayוְאָמַ֛רve.'a.MarH559unto theeldersהַזְּקֵנִ֑יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205, Igaveנָתַ֜תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414mydaughterבִּתִּ֗יbi.TiH1323unto thismanלָאִ֥ישׁla.'IshH376towifeלְאִשָּׁ֖הle.'i.ShahH802, and he hatethherאֶל־'el-H413;

17and,loוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009, he hathlaidשָׂם֩samH7760shamefulעֲלִילֹ֨ת'a.li.LotH5949things toherH559chargeדְּבָרִ֜יםde.va.RimH1697,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Ifoundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808in thydaughterלְבִתְּךָ֙le.vi.te.KhaH1323the tokens ofvirginityבְּתוּלִ֔יםbe.tu.LimH1331; and yettheseוְאֵ֖לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are the tokens of mydaughter’sבִתִּ֑יvi.TiH1323virginityבְּתוּלֵ֣יbe.tu.LeiH1331. And they shallspreadוּפָֽרְשׂוּ֙u.fa.re.SuH6566thegarmentהַשִּׂמְלָ֔הha.sim.LahH8071beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440theeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

18And theeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of thatcityהָֽעִיר־ha.'ir-H5892shalltakeוְלָֽקְח֛וּve.la.ke.ChuH3947themanהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376andchastiseוְיִסְּר֖וּve.yi.se.RuH3256him;

19and they shall amerce him in anhundredמֵ֣אָהMe.'ahH3967shekelsH3701ofsilverכֶ֗סֶףKhe.sefH3701, andgiveוְנָתְנוּ֙ve.na.te.NuH5414them unto thefatherלַאֲבִ֣יla.'a.ViH1of the damsel,becauseH3588he hathbroughtהוֹצִיא֙ho.Tzi'H3318upH5921anevilרָ֔עRa'H7451nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034uponH5921avirginבְּתוּלַ֣תbe.tu.LatH1330ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: andsheH3588shall be hiswifeלְאִשָּׁ֔הle.'i.ShahH802; he maynotלֹא־lo'-H3808putH5414herH3605awayלְשַּׁלְּחָ֖הּle.sha.le.ChahH7971allH3605hisdaysיָמָֽיו׃ סya.MavH3117.

20Butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518thisthingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697betrueאֱמֶ֣ת'e.MetH571, that the tokens ofvirginityבְתוּלִ֖יםve.tu.LimH1331werenotלֹא־lo'-H3808foundנִמְצְא֥וּnim.tze.'UH4672in the damsel:

21then they shallbringוְהוֹצִ֨יאוּve.ho.Tzi.'uH3318outH3318the damsel to thedoorפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607ofherH413father’sאָבִ֗יהָ'a.Vi.haH1houseבֵּית־beit-H1004, and themenH376ofherH413cityעִירָ֤הּ'i.RahH5892shallstoneH68herH413withstonesH68thatsheH3588dieוָמֵ֔תָהva.Me.tahH4191:becauseH3588sheH3588hath wroughtfollyנְבָלָה֙ne.va.LahH5039inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, toplayH2181theharlotH2181inherH413father’sאָבִ֑יהָ'a.Vi.haH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004:soעָשְׂתָ֤ה'a.se.TahH6213shalt thouputH4191awayH3318theevilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451from themidstמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃ סmi.kir.Be.chaH7130of thee.

22Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588amanאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376befoundיִמָּצֵ֨אyi.ma.Tze'H4672lyingשֹׁכֵ֣ב׀sho.KhevH7901with awomanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802marriedH802to anhusbandH376, then they shallbothשְׁנֵיהֶ֔םshe.nei.HemH8147of themdieוּמֵ֙תוּ֙u.Me.tuH4191, themanהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376thatlayהַשֹּׁכֵ֥בha.sho.KhevH7901with thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802, and thewomanוְהָאִשָּׁ֑הve.ha.'i.ShahH802:soגַּם־gam-H1571shalt thouputH4191awayH5973theevilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451fromIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

23Ifכִּ֤יkiH3588there be a damsel that is avirginבְתוּלָ֔הve.tu.LahH1330betrothedמְאֹרָשָׂ֖הme.'o.ra.SahH781unto anhusbandלְאִ֑ישׁle.'IshH376, and amanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376findוּמְצָאָ֥הּu.me.tza.'AhH4672herH1961in thecityבָּעִ֖ירba.'IrH5892, andlieוְשָׁכַ֥בve.sha.KhavH7901withherH1961;

24then ye shallbringוְהוֹצֵאתֶ֨םve.ho.tze.TemH3318thembothשְׁנֵיהֶ֜םshe.nei.HemH8147outH3318unto thegateשַׁ֣עַר׀Sha.'arH8179of thatcityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892, and ye shallstoneH68them withstonesH68that theydieוָמֵתוּ֒va.me.TuH4191; the damsel,becauseעַל־'al-H5921sheהַהִ֗ואha.Hiv'H1931criedצָעֲקָ֣הtza.'a.KahH6817notH3808, being in thecityבָעִ֔ירva.'IrH5892; and themanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376,becauseעַל־'al-H5921he hath humbled his neighbour’swifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802:soH3808thou shaltputH4191awayH3318theevilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451from themidstמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃ סmi.kir.Be.chaH7130of thee.

25ButifH518themanהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376findיִמְצָ֣אyim.Tza'H4672the damsel that isbetrothedהַמְאֹ֣רָשָׂ֔הham.'O.ra.SahH781in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֞הba.sa.DehH7704, and themanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376forceherH518, andlieוְשָׁכַ֣בve.sha.KhavH7901withherH518; then themanהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376onlyלְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.DoH905thatlayשָׁכַ֥בsha.KhavH7901withherH518shalldieוּמֵ֗תu.MetH4191:

26but unto the damsel thou shaltdoתַעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213nothingH3808; there is in the damselnoH3808sinחֵ֣טְאchet'H2399worthy ofdeathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194: for as when amanאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376risethagainstעַל־'al-H5921his neighbour, and slayeth him,evenכִּ֡יkiH3588soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651is thismatterH1697:

27for hefoundמְצָאָ֑הּme.tza.'AhH4672herH3588in thefieldבַשָּׂדֶ֖הva.sa.DehH7704; thebetrothedהַמְאֹ֣רָשָׂ֔הham.'O.ra.SahH781damselcriedצָעֲקָ֗הtza.'a.KahH6817, and there wasnoneוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369tosaveמוֹשִׁ֖יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467herH3588.

28IfH3588amanאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376findיִמְצָ֣אyim.Tza'H4672a damsel that is avirginבְתוּלָה֙ve.tu.LahH1330,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834isnotלֹא־lo'-H3808betrothedאֹרָ֔שָׂה'o.Ra.sahH781, andlayוְשָׁכַ֣בve.sha.KhavH7901holdוּתְפָשָׂ֖הּu.te.fa.SahH8610onherH3588, andlieH7901withherH3588, and they befoundוְנִמְצָֽאוּ׃ve.nim.Tza.'uH4672;

29then themanהָאִ֨ישׁha.'IshH376thatlayהַשֹּׁכֵ֥בha.sho.KhevH7901withherH3605shallgiveוְ֠נָתַןVe.na.tanH5414unto the damsel’sfatherלַאֲבִ֥יla.'a.ViH1fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572shekelsH3701ofsilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701, andsheH834shall be hiswifeלְאִשָּׁ֗הle.'i.ShahH802,becauseH834he hath humbledherH3605; he maynotלֹא־lo'-H3808putH5414herH3605awayשַׁלְּחָ֖הsha.le.ChahH7971allH3605hisdaysיָמָֽיו׃ סya.MavH3117.

30A man shall not take his father’s wife, and shall not uncover his father’s skirt.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 22

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