Deuteronomy 22:25 BSB

Deuteronomy 22:25

But if the man encounters a betrothed woman in the open country, and he overpowers her and lies with her, only the man who has done this must die.

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ASV

But if the man find the damsel that is betrothed in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her; then the man only that lay with her shall die:

KJV

But if a man find a betrothed damsel in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her: then the man only that lay with her shall die:

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Commentary

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Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

And the man force her - A rape also, by these ancient institutions, was punished with death, because a woman’s honor was considered equally as precious as her life; therefore the same punishment was inflicted on the ravisher as upon the murderer. This offense is considered in the same point of view in the British laws, and by them also it is punished with death.

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18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְֽאִם־	ve.'im-	and if	H518 →
בַּשָּׂדֶ֞ה	ba.sa.Deh	in the open country	H7704 →
יִמְצָ֣א	yim.Tza'	he will find	H4672 →
הָאִ֗ישׁ	ha.'Ish	the man	H376 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַֽנַּעֲרָה֙	ha.na.'ar	the young woman	H5291 →
הַמְאֹ֣רָשָׂ֔ה	ham.'O.ra.Sah	<the> betrothed	H781 →
וְהֶחֱזִֽיק־	ve.he.che.zik-	and he will take hold	H2388 →
בָּ֥הּ	bah	on <the> her
הָאִ֖ישׁ	ha.'Ish	the man	H376 →
וְשָׁכַ֣ב	ve.sha.Khav	and he will lie	H7901 →
עִמָּ֑הּ	'i.Mah	with her	H5973 →
וּמֵ֗ת	u.Met	and he will die	H4191 →
הָאִ֛ישׁ	ha.'Ish	the man	H376 →
אֲשֶׁר־	'a.Sher-	who	H834 →
שָׁכַ֥ב	sha.Khav	<he> lay	H7901 →
עִמָּ֖הּ	'i.Mah	with her	H5973 →
לְבַדּֽוֹ׃	le.va.Do	to only him	H905 →

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But Amnon refused to listen to her, and being stronger, he violated her and lay with her.
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  This is what the LORD says: ‘I will raise up adversity against you from your own house. Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to another, and he will…
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- Judges 20:5
  And during the night, the men of Gibeah rose up against me and surrounded the house. They intended to kill me, but they abused my concubine, and she died.
- Deuteronomy 22:25–27
  But if the man encounters a betrothed woman in the open country, and he overpowers her and lies with her, only the man who has done this must die.

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