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If this happens within a town,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“If there is a betrothed virgin, and a man meets her in the city and lies with her,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />If there is a virgin pledged in marriage to a man, and another man encounters her in the city and sleeps with her,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />If a damsel <i>that is</i> a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“If a young woman <i>who is</i> a virgin is betrothed to a husband, and a man finds her in the city and lies with her,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“If there is a girl who is a virgin betrothed to a man, and <i>another</i> man finds her in the city and sleeps with her,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220If there is a girl who is a virgin engaged to a man, and another man finds her in the city and lies with her,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“If there is a girl who is a virgin engaged to a man, and <i>another</i> man finds her in the city and lies with her,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“If there is a girl who is a virgin engaged to a man, and <i>another</i> man finds her in the city and lies with her,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“If a young woman who is a virgin is engaged (legally betrothed) to a man, and <i>another</i> man finds her in the city and is intimate with her,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If there is a young woman who is a virgin engaged to a man, and another man encounters her in the city and sleeps with her,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If there is a young woman who is a virgin engaged to a man, and another man encounters her in the city and has sex with her, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />If there be a damsel that is a virgin betrothed unto a husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />If there be a damsel that is a virgin betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />This is what you must do when a man has sexual intercourse with a virgin who is engaged to another man. If this happens in a city,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Suppose a man is caught in a town having intercourse with a young woman who is engaged to someone else. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"If a man meets a young virgin lady engaged to be married in the city and has sexual relations with her, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If there is a virgin pledged in marriage to a man, and another man encounters her in the city and sleeps with her,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />If a virgin is engaged to a man and another man meets her in the city and has sexual relations with her,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />If there is a young woman who is a virgin pledged to be married to a husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />If a damsel that is a virgin shall be betrothed to a husband, and a man shall find her in the city, and lie with her;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />If there is a young lady who is a virgin pledged to be married to a husband, and a man finds her in the city, and lies with her, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />When there is a girl, a virgin, betrothed to a man, and a man has found her in a city and lain with her,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'When there is a damsel, a virgin, betrothed to a man, and a man hath found her in a city, and lain with her;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />When there shall be a maiden, a virgin, betrothed to a man, and a man found her in the city and lay with her;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />If a man have espoused a damsel that is a virgin, and some one find her in the city, and lie with her, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />If a man has betrothed a girl who is a virgin, and if someone finds her in the city and he lies with her,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If there is a young woman, a virgin who is betrothed, and a man comes upon her in the city and lies with her,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />If there is a young woman, a virgin already engaged to be married, and a man meets her in the town and lies with her,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />If there is a damsel who is a virgin and who is betrothed to a man, and another man find her in the city and lie with her;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if there will be a virgin girl who is engaged to man and another man will find her in the city and he shall lie with her.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />If there be a damsel that is a virgin betrothed unto a man, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And if there be a young damsel espoused to a man, and a man should have found her in the city and have lain with her;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/22-23.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=6143" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/22.htm">Marriage Violations</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">22</span>If a man is found lying with another man’s wife, both the man who slept with her and the woman must die. You must purge the evil from Israel. <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">If</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">there is</a> <a href="/hebrew/5291.htm" title="5291: na·ʿar (N-fs) -- A girl, maiden. Feminine of na'ar; a girl."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1330.htm" title="1330: ḇə·ṯū·lāh (N-fs) -- Feminine passive participle of an unused root meaning to separate; a virgin; sometimes a bride; also a city or state.">a virgin</a> <a href="/hebrew/781.htm" title="781: mə·’ō·rā·śāh (V-Pual-Prtcpl-fs) -- To betroth. A primitive root; to engage for matrimony.">pledged in marriage</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: lə·’îš (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">to a man,</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">and another man</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: ū·mə·ṣā·’āh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms:: 3fs) -- To attain to, find. ">encounters her</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: bā·‘îr (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">in the city</a> <a href="/hebrew/7901.htm" title="7901: wə·šā·ḵaḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To lie down. A primitive root; to lie down.">and sleeps</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im·māh (Prep:: 3fs) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">with her,</a> </span><span class="reftext">24</span>you must take both of them out to the gate of that city and stone them to death—the young woman because she did not cry out in the city, and the man because he has violated his neighbor’s wife. So you must purge the evil from among you.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/20-10.htm">Leviticus 20:10</a></span><br />If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife—with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress must surely be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/22-16.htm">Exodus 22:16-17</a></span><br />If a man seduces a virgin who is not pledged in marriage and sleeps with her, he must pay the full dowry for her to be his wife. / If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, the man still must pay an amount comparable to the bridal price of a virgin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-27.htm">Matthew 5:27-28</a></span><br />You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ / But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-3.htm">John 8:3-5</a></span><br />The scribes and Pharisees, however, brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before them / and said, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. / In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such a woman. So what do You say?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-10</a></span><br />Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/19-20.htm">Leviticus 19:20-22</a></span><br />If a man lies carnally with a slave girl promised to another man but who has not been redeemed or given her freedom, there must be due punishment. But they are not to be put to death, because she had not been freed. / The man, however, must bring a ram to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting as his guilt offering to the LORD. / The priest shall make atonement on his behalf before the LORD with the ram of the guilt offering for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven the sin he has committed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-18.htm">Matthew 19:18</a></span><br />“Which ones?” the man asked. Jesus answered, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/7-2.htm">Romans 7:2-3</a></span><br />For instance, a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is released from the law of marriage. / So then, if she is joined to another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law and is not an adulteress if she marries another man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-2.htm">1 Corinthians 7:2</a></span><br />But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:3-4</a></span><br />For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality; / each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/6-32.htm">Proverbs 6:32-33</a></span><br />He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself. / Wounds and dishonor will befall him, and his reproach will never be wiped away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-4.htm">Hebrews 13:4</a></span><br />Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/5-1.htm">1 Corinthians 5:1</a></span><br />It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is intolerable even among pagans: A man has his father’s wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19</a></span><br />The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/1-9.htm">1 Timothy 1:9-10</a></span><br />We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for killers of father or mother, for murderers, / for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave traders and liars and perjurers, and for anyone else who is averse to sound teaching</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed to an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/20-7.htm">Deuteronomy 20:7</a></b></br> And what man <i>is there</i> that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/1-18.htm">Matthew 1:18,19</a></b></br> Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/20-7.htm">Betrothed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-21.htm">City</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-21.htm">Damsel</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-7.htm">Engaged</a> <a href="/numbers/16-29.htm">Happens</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-22.htm">Husband</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-21.htm">Lady</a> <a href="/numbers/5-20.htm">Lain</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-22.htm">Married</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-18.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-8.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/numbers/35-21.htm">Meets</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-7.htm">Pledged</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-20.htm">Sleeps</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-20.htm">Virgin</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-5.htm">Word</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-21.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/22-25.htm">Betrothed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-24.htm">City</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-24.htm">Damsel</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-25.htm">Engaged</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-25.htm">Happens</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-3.htm">Husband</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-24.htm">Lady</a> <a href="/judges/21-11.htm">Lain</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-25.htm">Married</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-25.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-25.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-25.htm">Meets</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-25.htm">Pledged</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-20.htm">Sleeps</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-25.htm">Virgin</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-28.htm">Word</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-25.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-1.htm">Of humanity toward brothers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-5.htm">The sex is to be distinguished by apparel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-6.htm">The bird is not to be taken with her young ones</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-8.htm">The house must have battlements</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-9.htm">Confusion is to be avoided</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-12.htm">Tassels upon the vesture</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-13.htm">The punishment of him who slanders his wife</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-22.htm">of adultery</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-23.htm">of rape</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-28.htm">of fornication</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-30.htm">of incest</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/22.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/deuteronomy/22.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>If there is a virgin pledged in marriage to a man</b><br>In ancient Israel, a virgin pledged in marriage, or betrothed, was considered legally bound to her future husband, similar to modern-day engagement but with more binding legal implications. Betrothal was a formal agreement, often arranged by families, and breaking it required a formal divorce. This reflects the high value placed on marital fidelity and purity. The concept of betrothal is seen in the New Testament with Mary and Joseph (<a href="/matthew/1-18.htm">Matthew 1:18-19</a>), highlighting the continuity of this cultural practice.<p><b>and another man encounters her in the city</b><br>The setting of the city is significant because it implies a public space where help could be sought. Cities in ancient Israel were often walled and densely populated, suggesting that the woman had the opportunity to cry out for help if she was being assaulted. This context is crucial for understanding the legal and moral expectations of the time. The city setting contrasts with the countryside, where different rules applied due to isolation (<a href="/deuteronomy/22-25.htm">Deuteronomy 22:25-27</a>).<p><b>and sleeps with her</b><br>The phrase "sleeps with her" indicates a sexual encounter, which, in this context, is non-consensual due to the woman's betrothal status. The law in Deuteronomy addresses issues of consent, responsibility, and justice. This reflects the broader biblical theme of protecting the vulnerable and upholding justice, as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/exodus/22-16.htm">Exodus 22:16-17</a>. The act is considered a serious offense, not only against the woman but also against her betrothed and the community's moral fabric. This passage underscores the importance of sexual purity and the sanctity of marriage, themes that resonate throughout the Bible.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/v/virgin_pledged_in_marriage.htm">Virgin Pledged in Marriage</a></b><br>This refers to a young woman who is engaged to be married. In ancient Israel, betrothal was a binding agreement, similar to marriage, but without the consummation.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_man_who_encounters_her.htm">The Man Who Encounters Her</a></b><br>This is the man who engages in sexual relations with the betrothed virgin. The context implies an act of immorality or violation.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_city.htm">The City</a></b><br>The setting is significant because it implies a public space where the woman could have called for help, suggesting her consent in the act.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/mosaic_law.htm">Mosaic Law</a></b><br>The broader context of this verse is the Mosaic Law, which provided guidelines for moral and social conduct among the Israelites.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/ancient_israel.htm">Ancient Israel</a></b><br>The cultural and historical backdrop is ancient Israel, where laws were given to maintain holiness and justice within the community.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_biblical_morality.htm">Understanding Biblical Morality</a></b><br>The verse underscores the importance of sexual purity and the sanctity of marriage. It reflects God's design for relationships and the protection of individuals within a community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_community.htm">The Role of Community</a></b><br>The setting in the city implies a communal responsibility to uphold moral standards. It challenges us to consider how our communities today can support and protect individuals from moral failings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consent_and_responsibility.htm">Consent and Responsibility</a></b><br>The context of the city suggests that the woman had the opportunity to resist or call for help, highlighting the importance of consent and personal responsibility in relationships.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_justice.htm">Holiness and Justice</a></b><br>The laws in Deuteronomy reflect God's desire for His people to live in holiness and justice. This calls us to examine our own lives and communities to ensure they reflect these values.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_heart_of_the_law.htm">The Heart of the Law</a></b><br>While the law addresses external actions, Jesus teaches us to consider the heart's intentions. This challenges us to pursue purity not just in actions but in thoughts and desires.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_mary_become_engaged_to_joseph.htm">Why did Mary become engaged to Joseph?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_punish_a_city_assault_victim.htm">How can Deuteronomy 22:23–24 justify punishing a victim of sexual assault for not crying out if the assault occurs in a city? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_deut._22's_virginity_tokens_clash_with_modern_anatomy.htm">How do the 'tokens of virginity' in Deuteronomy 22 reflect ancient cultural assumptions about female anatomy that conflict with modern medical understanding?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_rape_culture.htm">What defines rape culture?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div><a href="/context/deuteronomy/22-23.htm" title="If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed to an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;">Deuteronomy 22:23-27</a>. <span class= "bld">PURITY OF THE BETROTHED.</span><p>(24) <span class= "bld">His neighbour's wife.</span>--It is evident from the language of this precept that a betrothed virgin in Israel is regarded as <span class= "ital">a wife. </span>The man who humbles her "hath humbled <span class= "ital">his neighbour's wife." </span>This illustrates the language of Matthew 1 Joseph, when Mary was found with child, sought to <span class= "ital">put her away </span>(as though she were already his wife). The angel said to him, "Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary <span class= "ital">thy wife." </span>He "took unto him <span class= "ital">his wife." </span>From the construction of this law it follows that <span class= "ital">Jesus </span>was the <span class= "ital">son of Joseph, </span>according to the Scripture. The Evangelists do not seem to think it worth while to prove that He was the son of David <span class= "ital">except through his father </span>(<span class= "ital">in law</span>)<span class= "ital">.</span><p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/22-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">If</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there is</span><br /><span class="heb">יִהְיֶה֙</span> <span class="translit">(yih·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a virgin</span><br /><span class="heb">בְתוּלָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·ṯū·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1330.htm">Strong's 1330: </a> </span><span class="str2">A virgin, sometimes, a bride</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pledged in marriage</span><br /><span class="heb">מְאֹרָשָׂ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(mə·’ō·rā·śāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_781.htm">Strong's 781: </a> </span><span class="str2">To engage for, matrimony</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to a man,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאִ֑ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and another man</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֛ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">encounters her</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמְצָאָ֥הּ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mə·ṣā·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the city</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּעִ֖יר</span> <span class="translit">(bā·‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and sleeps</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשָׁכַ֥ב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šā·ḵaḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7901.htm">Strong's 7901: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lie down</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with her,</span><br /><span class="heb">עִמָּֽהּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘im·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/22-23.htm">Deuteronomy 22:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/22-23.htm">Deuteronomy 22:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/22-23.htm">Deuteronomy 22:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/22-23.htm">Deuteronomy 22:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/22-23.htm">Deuteronomy 22:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/22-23.htm">Deuteronomy 22:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/22-23.htm">Deuteronomy 22:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/22-23.htm">Deuteronomy 22:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/22-23.htm">Deuteronomy 22:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/22-23.htm">Deuteronomy 22:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/22-23.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 22:23 If there be a young lady who (Deut. 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