Revised Version 1895

Deuteronomy 22:23-29

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.

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