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Deuteronomy 22

1Thou shalt notseeתִרְאֶה֩tir.'EhH7200thybrother’sאָחִ֜יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251oxשׁ֨וֹרShorH7794or hissheepשֵׂיוֹ֙se.YoH7716goastrayנִדָּחִ֔יםni.da.ChimH5080, and without thyhelpוְהִתְעַלַּמְתָּ֖ve.hit.'a.lam.TaH5956from them: thou shalt in anycaseהָשֵׁ֥בha.ShevH7725bring themagainתְּשִׁיבֵ֖םte.shi.VemH7725to thybrotherלְאָחִֽיךָ׃le.'a.Chi.khaH251.

2And if thybrotherאָחִ֛יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251shall not benearקָר֥וֹבka.RovH7138to thee, or if thou shalt notknowיְדַעְתּ֑וֹye.da'.ToH3045him, then thou shaltbringוַאֲסַפְתּוֹ֙va.'a.saf.ToH622ittoתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432thy ownhouseבֵּיתֶ֔ךָbei.Te.khaH1004, and it shall be with thee until thybrotherאָחִ֙יךָ֙'a.Chi.khaH251shallseekדְּרֹ֤שׁde.RoshH1875after it, and thou shalt restore it to himagainוַהֲשֵׁבֹת֖וֹva.ha.she.vo.ToH7725.

3In likemannerH3651shalt thoudoתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213with hisdonkeyלַחֲמֹר֗וֹla.cha.mo.RoH2543; and so shalt thoudoתַּעֲשֶׂה֮ta.'a.SehH6213with hisraimentלְשִׂמְלָתוֹ֒le.sim.la.ToH8071; and with all lostthingsאֲבֵדַ֥ת'a.ve.DatH9of thybrother’sאָחִ֛יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251, which he hathlostתֹּאבַ֥דto.VadH6, and thou hastfoundוּמְצָאתָ֑הּu.me.tza.TahH4672, shalt thoudoתַּעֲשֶׂ֜הta.'a.SehH6213likewise: thoumayestתוּכַ֖לtu.KhalH3201not without thyhelpלְהִתְעַלֵּֽם׃ סle.hit.'a.LemH5956.

4Thou shalt notseeתִרְאֶה֩tir.'EhH7200thybrother’sאָחִ֜יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251donkeyחֲמ֨וֹרcha.MorH2543or hisoxשׁוֹרוֹ֙sho.RoH7794falldownנֹפְלִ֣יםno.fe.LimH5307by thewayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870, and without thyhelpוְהִתְעַלַּמְתָּ֖ve.hit.'a.lam.TaH5956from them: thou shaltsurelyהָקֵ֥םha.KemH6965help him to lift them upagainתָּקִ֖יםta.KimH6965.

5Awomanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802shall not wear that whichpertainethכְלִי־khe.li-H3627to amanגֶ֙בֶר֙ge.verH1397, neither shall amanגֶּ֖בֶרGe.verH1397putיִלְבַּ֥שׁyil.BashH3847on awoman’sאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802garmentשִׂמְלַ֣תsim.LatH8071: for all thatdoעֹ֥שֵׂה'O.sehH6213soאֵֽלֶּה׃ פ'E.lehH428areabominationתוֹעֲבַ֛תto.'a.VatH8441to theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

6If abird’sצִפּ֣וֹר׀tzi.PorH6833nestקַן־kan-H7064shallchanceיִקָּרֵ֣אyi.ka.Re'H7122to bebeforeלְפָנֶ֡יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee in thewayבַּדֶּ֜רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870on anytreeעֵ֣ץ׀'etzH6086, or on thegroundהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776, whether with youngonesאֶפְרֹחִים֙'ef.ro.ChimH667, oreggsבֵיצִ֔יםvei.TzimH1000, and thedamוְהָאֵ֤םve.ha.'EmH517sittingרֹבֶ֙צֶת֙ro.Ve.tzetH7257upon theyoungהָֽאֶפְרֹחִ֔יםha.'ef.ro.ChimH667, or upon theeggsהַבֵּיצִ֑יםha.bei.TzimH1000, thou shalt nottakeתִקַּ֥חti.KachH3947thedamהָאֵ֖םha.'EmH517with theyoungהַבָּנִֽים׃ha.ba.NimH1121:

7But thou shaltsurelyשַׁלֵּ֤חַsha.Le.achH7971let thedamהָאֵ֔םha.'EmH517goתְּשַׁלַּח֙te.sha.LachH7971, andtakeתִּֽקַּֽח־ti.kach-H3947theyoungהַבָּנִ֖יםha.ba.NimH1121to thee; that it may bewellיִ֣יטַבYi.tavH3190with thee, and that thou mayestprolongוְהַאֲרַכְתָּ֖ve.ha.'a.rakh.TaH748thydaysיָמִֽים׃ סya.MimH3117.

8When thoubuildestתִבְנֶה֙tiv.NehH1129anewחָדָ֔שׁcha.DashH2319houseבַּ֣יִתBa.yitH1004, then thou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213a lowwallמַעֲקֶ֖הma.'a.KehH4624for thyroofלְגַגֶּ֑ךָle.ga.Ge.khaH1406, that thou mayest notbringתָשִׂ֤יםta.SimH7760bloodדָּמִים֙da.MimH1818upon thyhouseבְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004, if anymanיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307shallfallהַנֹּפֵ֖לha.no.FelH5307from there.

9Thou shalt notsowתִזְרַ֥עtiz.Ra'H2232thyvineyardכַּרְמְךָ֖kar.me.KhaH3754with two kinds ofseedsכִּלְאָ֑יִםkil.'A.yimH3610: lest thefruitהַֽמְלֵאָ֤הham.le.'AhH4395of thyseedהַזֶּ֙רַע֙ha.Ze.ra'H2233which thou hastsownתִּזְרָ֔עtiz.Ra'H2232, and thefruitוּתְבוּאַ֖תu.te.vu.'AtH8393of thyvineyardהַכָּֽרֶם׃ סha.Ka.remH3754, should bedefiledתִּקְדַּ֗שׁtik.DashH6942.

10Thou shalt notplowתַחֲרֹ֥שׁta.cha.RoshH2790with anoxבְּשׁוֹר־be.shor-H7794and adonkeyוּבַחֲמֹ֖רu.va.cha.MorH2543togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃ סyach.DavH3162.

11Thou shalt notwearתִלְבַּשׁ֙til.BashH3847a garmentwovenשַֽׁעַטְנֵ֔זsha.'at.NezH8162ofwoollenצֶ֥מֶרTze.merH6785andlinenוּפִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fish.TimH6593togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃ סyach.DavH3162.

12Thou shaltmakeתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213theefringesגְּדִלִ֖יםge.di.LimH1434upon thefourאַרְבַּ֛ע'ar.Ba'H702quartersכַּנְפ֥וֹתkan.FotH3671of thyvestureכְּסוּתְךָ֖ke.su.te.KhaH3682, with which thoucoverestתְּכַסֶּה־te.kha.seh-H3680thyself .

13If anymanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376shalltakeיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802, and goinוּבָ֥אu.Va'H935to her, andhateוּשְׂנֵאָֽהּ׃u.se.ne.'AhH8130her,

14Andgiveוְשָׂ֥םve.SamH7760occasionsעֲלִילֹ֣ת'a.li.LotH5949ofspeechדְּבָרִ֔יםde.va.RimH1697against her, andbringוְהוֹצִ֥יאve.ho.Tzi'H3318anevilרָ֑עRa'H7451nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034upon her, andsayוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH559, Itookלָקַ֔חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947thiswomanהָאִשָּׁ֤הha.'i.ShahH802, and when Icameוָאֶקְרַ֣בva.'ek.RavH7126to her, Ifoundמָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672her not amaidבְּתוּלִֽים׃be.tu.LimH1331:

15Then shall thefatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1of thedamselהַֽנַּעֲרָ֖הha.na.'arH5291, and hermotherוְאִמָּ֑הּve.'i.MahH517,takeוְלָקַ֛חve.la.KachH3947and bringforthוְהוֹצִ֜יאוּve.ho.Tzi.'uH3318the tokens of thedamsel’sהַֽנַּעֲרָ֛הha.na.'arH5291virginityבְּתוּלֵ֧יbe.tu.LeiH1331to theeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892in thegateהַשָּֽׁעְרָה׃ha.Sha.'e.rahH8179:

16And thedamsel’sהַֽנַּעַרָ֖הha.na.'arH5291fatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1shallsayוְאָמַ֛רve.'a.MarH559to theeldersהַזְּקֵנִ֑יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205, Igaveנָתַ֜תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414mydaughterבִּתִּ֗יbi.TiH1323to thismanלָאִ֥ישׁla.'IshH376for awifeלְאִשָּׁ֖הle.'i.ShahH802, and hehatethוַיִּשְׂנָאֶֽהָ׃vai.yis.na.'E.haH8130her;

17And, lo, he hathgivenשָׂם֩samH7760occasionsעֲלִילֹ֨ת'a.li.LotH5949ofspeechדְּבָרִ֜יםde.va.RimH1697against her,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Ifoundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672not thydaughterלְבִתְּךָ֙le.vi.te.KhaH1323amaidבְּתוּלִ֔יםbe.tu.LimH1331; and yet these are the tokens of mydaughter’sבִתִּ֑יvi.TiH1323virginityבְּתוּלֵ֣יbe.tu.LeiH1331. And they shallspreadוּפָֽרְשׂוּ֙u.fa.re.SuH6566theclothהַשִּׂמְלָ֔הha.sim.LahH8071beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440theeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

18And theeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of thatcityהָֽעִיר־ha.'ir-H5892shalltakeוְלָֽקְח֛וּve.la.ke.ChuH3947thatmanהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376andchastiseוְיִסְּר֖וּve.yi.se.RuH3256him;

19And they shallfineוְעָנְשׁ֨וּve.'a.ne.ShuH6064him anhundredמֵ֣אָהMe.'ahH3967shekels ofsilverכֶ֗סֶףKhe.sefH3701, andgiveוְנָתְנוּ֙ve.na.te.NuH5414them to thefatherלַאֲבִ֣יla.'a.ViH1of thedamselהַֽנַּעֲרָ֔הha.na.'a.RahH5291, because he hathbroughtהוֹצִיא֙ho.Tzi'H3318anevilרָ֔עRa'H7451nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034upon avirginבְּתוּלַ֣תbe.tu.LatH1330ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and she shall be hiswifeלְאִשָּׁ֔הle.'i.ShahH802; hemayיוּכַ֥לyu.KhalH3201not put herawayלְשַּׁלְּחָ֖הּle.sha.le.ChahH7971all hisdaysיָמָֽיו׃ סya.MavH3117.

20But if thisthingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697shall betrueאֱמֶ֣ת'e.MetH571, and the tokens ofvirginityבְתוּלִ֖יםve.tu.LimH1331be notfoundנִמְצְא֥וּnim.tze.'UH4672for thedamselלַֽנַּעֲרָֽה׃la.na.'arH5291:

21Then they shall bringoutוְהוֹצִ֨יאוּve.ho.Tzi.'uH3318thedamselהַֽנַּעֲרָ֜הha.na.'arH5291to thedoorפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of herfather’sאָבִ֗יהָ'a.Vi.haH1houseבֵּית־beit-H1004, and themenאַנְשֵׁ֨י'an.SheiH582of hercityעִירָ֤הּ'i.RahH5892shallstoneוּסְקָלוּהָ֩u.se.ka.lu.HaH5619her withstonesבָּאֲבָנִים֙ba.'a.va.NimH68that she maydieוָמֵ֔תָהva.Me.tahH4191: because she hathwroughtעָשְׂתָ֤ה'a.se.TahH6213follyנְבָלָה֙ne.va.LahH5039inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, to play theharlotלִזְנ֖וֹתliz.NotH2181in herfather’sאָבִ֑יהָ'a.Vi.haH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004: so shalt thouremoveוּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥u.vi.'ar.TaH1197evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451fromamongמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃ סmi.kir.Be.chaH7130you.

22If amanאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376shall befoundיִמָּצֵ֨אyi.ma.Tze'H4672lyingשֹׁכֵ֣ב׀sho.KhevH7901with awomanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802marriedבְעֻֽלַת־ve.'u.lat-H1166to anhusbandבַּ֗עַלBa.'alH1167, then they shall both ofthemשְׁנֵיהֶ֔םshe.nei.HemH8147dieוּמֵ֙תוּ֙u.Me.tuH4191, both themanהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376thatlayהַשֹּׁכֵ֥בha.sho.KhevH7901with thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802, and thewomanוְהָאִשָּׁ֑הve.ha.'i.ShahH802: so shalt thouremoveוּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥u.vi.'ar.TaH1197evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451fromIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

23If adamselנַעֲרָ֣הna.'arH5291that is avirginבְתוּלָ֔הve.tu.LahH1330shall bebetrothedמְאֹרָשָׂ֖הme.'o.ra.SahH781to anhusbandלְאִ֑ישׁle.'IshH376, and amanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376shallfindוּמְצָאָ֥הּu.me.tza.'AhH4672her in thecityבָּעִ֖ירba.'IrH5892, andlieוְשָׁכַ֥בve.sha.KhavH7901with her;

24Then ye shallbringוְהוֹצֵאתֶ֨םve.ho.tze.TemH3318thembothשְׁנֵיהֶ֜םshe.nei.HemH8147out to thegateשַׁ֣עַר׀Sha.'arH8179of thatcityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892, and ye shallstoneוּסְקַלְתֶּ֨םu.se.kal.TemH5619them withstonesבָּאֲבָנִים֮ba.'a.va.NimH68that they maydieוָמֵתוּ֒va.me.TuH4191; thedamselהַֽנַּעֲרָ֗הha.na.'arH5291,becauseדְּבַר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣רde.Var 'a.SherH834 H1697shecriedצָעֲקָ֣הtza.'a.KahH6817not, being in thecityבָעִ֔ירva.'IrH5892; and themanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376,becauseדְּבַ֥ר אֲשֶׁר־de.Var 'a.Sher-H834 H1697he hathhumbledעִנָּ֖ה'i.NahH6031hisneighbour’sרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802: so thou shaltremoveוּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥u.vi.'ar.TaH1197evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451fromamongמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃ סmi.kir.Be.chaH7130you.

25But if amanהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376shallfindיִמְצָ֣אyim.Tza'H4672abetrothedהַמְאֹ֣רָשָׂ֔הham.'O.ra.SahH781damselהַֽנַּעֲרָה֙ha.na.'arH5291in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֞הba.sa.DehH7704, and themanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376shallforceוְהֶחֱזִֽיק־ve.he.che.zik-H2388her, andlieוְשָׁכַ֣בve.sha.KhavH7901with her: then themanהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376only thatlayשָׁכַ֥בsha.KhavH7901with her shalldieוּמֵ֗תu.MetH4191:

26But to thedamselוְלַֽנַּעֲרָה֙ve.la.na.'arH5291thou shaltdoתַעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213nothingדָבָ֔רda.VarH1697; there is in thedamselלַֽנַּעֲרָ֖הla.na.'arH5291nosinחֵ֣טְאchet'H2399worthy ofdeathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194: for as when amanאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376risethיָק֨וּםya.KumH6965against hisneighbourרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙re.'E.huH7453, andslayethוּרְצָח֣וֹ נֶ֔פֶשׁu.re.tza.Cho Ne.feshH7523 H5315him, even so is thismatterהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697:

27For hefoundמְצָאָ֑הּme.tza.'AhH4672her in thefieldבַשָּׂדֶ֖הva.sa.DehH7704, and thebetrothedהַמְאֹ֣רָשָׂ֔הham.'O.ra.SahH781damselהַֽנַּעֲרָה֙ha.na.'arH5291criedצָעֲקָ֗הtza.'a.KahH6817, and there was none tosaveמוֹשִׁ֖יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467her.

28If amanאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376shallfindיִמְצָ֣אyim.Tza'H4672adamselנַעֲרָ֤הna.'arH5291that is avirginבְתוּלָה֙ve.tu.LahH1330, who is notbetrothedאֹרָ֔שָׂה'o.Ra.sahH781, and layholdוּתְפָשָׂ֖הּu.te.fa.SahH8610on her, andlieוְשָׁכַ֣בve.sha.KhavH7901with her, and they befoundוְנִמְצָֽאוּ׃ve.nim.Tza.'uH4672;

29Then themanהָאִ֨ישׁha.'IshH376thatlayהַשֹּׁכֵ֥בha.sho.KhevH7901with her shallgiveוְ֠נָתַןVe.na.tanH5414to thedamsel’sהַֽנַּעֲרָ֖הha.na.'arH5291fatherלַאֲבִ֥יla.'a.ViH1fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572shekels ofsilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701, and she shall be hiswifeלְאִשָּׁ֗הle.'i.ShahH802; because he hathhumbledעִנָּ֔הּ'i.NahH6031her, hemayיוּכַ֥לyu.KhalH3201not put herawayשַׁלְּחָ֖הsha.le.ChahH7971all hisdaysיָמָֽיו׃ סya.MavH3117.

30Amanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376shall nottakeיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947hisfather’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802, noruncoverיְגַלֶּ֖הye.ga.LehH1540hisfather’sאָבִֽיו׃ ס'a.VivH1skirtכְּנַ֥ףke.NafH3671.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 22

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