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Yet they are not to be put to death, because she had not been freed. <a href="/nlt/leviticus/19.htm">New Living Translation</a> “If a man has sex with a slave girl whose freedom has never been purchased but who is committed to become another man’s wife, he must pay full compensation to her master. But since she is not a free woman, neither the man nor the woman will be put to death. <a href="/esv/leviticus/19.htm">English Standard Version</a> “If a man lies sexually with a woman who is a slave, assigned to another man and not yet ransomed or given her freedom, a distinction shall be made. They shall not be put to death, because she was not free; <a href="/bsb/leviticus/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/leviticus/19.htm">King James Bible</a> And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she shall be scourged; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free. <a href="/nkjv/leviticus/19.htm">New King James Version</a> ‘Whoever lies carnally with a woman who is betrothed to a man as a concubine, and who has not at all been redeemed nor given her freedom, for this there shall be scourging; but they shall not be put to death, because she was not free. <a href="/nasb_/leviticus/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> ‘Now if a man has sexual relations with a woman who is a slave acquired for another man, but who has in no way been redeemed nor given her freedom, there shall be punishment; they shall not, however, be put to death, because she was not free. <a href="/nasb/leviticus/19.htm">NASB 1995</a> Now if a man lies carnally with a woman who is a slave acquired for another man, but who has in no way been redeemed nor given her freedom, there shall be punishment; they shall not, however, be put to death, because she was not free. <a href="/nasb77/leviticus/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘Now if a man lies carnally with a woman who is a slave acquired for another man, but who has in no way been redeemed, nor given her freedom, there shall be punishment; they shall not, however, be put to death, because she was not free. <a href="/lsb/leviticus/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> ‘Now if a man lies sexually with a woman who is a slave assigned to another man, but who has in no way been redeemed nor given her freedom, there shall be punishment; they shall not, however, be put to death because she was not free. <a href="/amp/leviticus/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a> ‘Now if a man has intimate relations with a woman who is a slave acquired for [marriage to] another man, but who has not been redeemed nor given her freedom, there shall be punishment [after an investigation]; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free; <a href="/csb/leviticus/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “If a man has sexual intercourse with a woman who is a slave designated for another man, but she has not been redeemed or given her freedom, there must be punishment. They are not to be put to death, because she had not been freed. <a href="/hcsb/leviticus/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> If a man has sexual intercourse with a woman who is a slave designated for another man, but she has not been redeemed or given her freedom, there must be punishment. They are not to be put to death, because she had not been freed. <a href="/asv/leviticus/19.htm">American Standard Version</a> And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to a husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; they shall be punished; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free. <a href="/cev/leviticus/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> If a man has sex with a slave woman who is promised in marriage to someone else, he must pay a fine, but they are not to be put to death. After all, she was still a slave at the time. <a href="/erv/leviticus/19.htm">English Revised Version</a> And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; they shall be punished; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free. <a href="/gwt/leviticus/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "If a man has sexual intercourse with a female slave who is engaged to another man and if her freedom was never bought or given to her, they should not be put to death. He will only pay a fine because she is a slave. <a href="/gnt/leviticus/19.htm">Good News Translation</a> "If a slave woman is the recognized concubine of a man and she has not been paid for and freed, then if another man has sexual relations with her, they will be punished, but not put to death, since she is a slave. <a href="/isv/leviticus/19.htm">International Standard Version</a> "When a person has sexual relations with a woman servant who is engaged to another man, but she has not been completely redeemed nor has her freedom been granted to her, there is to be an inquiry, but they won't be put to death, since she has not been freed. <a href="/msb/leviticus/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/leviticus/19.htm">NET Bible</a> "'When a man has sexual intercourse with a woman, although she is a slave woman designated for another man and she has not yet been ransomed, or freedom has not been granted to her, there will be an obligation to pay compensation. They must not be put to death, because she was not free. <a href="/nheb/leviticus/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "'If a man lies carnally with a woman who is a slave girl, pledged to be married to another man, and not ransomed, or given her freedom; they shall be punished. They shall not be put to death, because she was not free. <a href="/wbt/leviticus/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And whoever lieth carnally with a woman that is a bond-maid betrothed to a husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she shall be scourged: they shall not be put to death, because she was not free. <a href="/web/leviticus/19.htm">World English Bible</a> “‘If a man lies carnally with a woman who is a slave girl, pledged to be married to another man, and not ransomed or given her freedom; they shall be punished. They shall not be put to death, because she was not free. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/leviticus/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And when a man lies with a woman with seed [from] intercourse, and she [is] a maidservant, betrothed to a man, and not really ransomed, or freedom has not been given to her, there is an investigation; they are not put to death, for she [is] not free. <a href="/ylt/leviticus/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And when a man lieth with a woman with seed of copulation, and she a maid-servant, betrothed to a man, and not really ransomed, or freedom hath not been given to her, an investigation there is; they are not put to death, for she is not free. <a href="/slt/leviticus/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And when a man shall lie with a woman with effusion of seed, and she a maid-servant betrothed to a man, and not redeemed by ransoming, and freedom not given to her, there shall be a punishment: they shall not die because she was not free.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/leviticus/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> If a man carnally lie with a woman that is a bondservant and marriageable, and yet not redeemed with a price, nor made free: they both shall be scourged, and they shall not be put to death, because she was not a free woman. <a href="/cpdv/leviticus/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> If a man will have slept in sexual intercourse with a woman, who is a servant and who is also able to be married, and yet he has not redeemed her with a price, nor paid to set her free, they both shall be beaten, but they shall not die, for she was not a free woman. <a href="/nabre/leviticus/19.htm">New American Bible</a> If a man has sexual relations with a female slave who has been acquired by another man but has not yet been redeemed or given her freedom, an investigation shall be made. They shall not be put to death, because she has not been freed. <a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> If a man has sexual relations with a woman who is a slave, designated for another man but not ransomed or given her freedom, an inquiry shall be held. They shall not be put to death, since she has not been freed;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And whosoever lies carnally with a woman who is his bondmaid betrothed to a husband, and not yet redeemed nor given her freedom, an inquiry shall be made into their case; and they shall not be put to death, because she was not free. <a href="/hpbt/leviticus/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And a man who will lie down with a woman copulating with seed, and she is a Maidservant purchased by the man and has not been redeemed, neither has liberty been given to her, they shall inquire about them and they shall not be killed, because she was not free.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/leviticus/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, designated for a man, and not at all redeemed, nor was freedom given her; there shall be inquisition; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free. <a href="/sep/leviticus/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And if any one lie carnally with a woman, and she should be a home-servant kept for a man, and she has not been ransomed, and her freedom has not been given to her, they shall be visited with punishment; but they shall not die, because she was not set at liberty. <a href="/parallel/leviticus/19-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=5119" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/leviticus/19.htm">Keep My Decrees</a> 19You are to keep My statutes. You shall not crossbreed two different kinds of livestock; you shall not sow your fields with two kinds of seed; and you shall not wear clothing made of two kinds of material. 20<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">If</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: wə·’îš (Conj-w:: 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.">a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/7901.htm" title="7901: yiš·kaḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To lie down. A primitive root; to lie down.">lies</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (Prep) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7902.htm" title="7902: šiḵ·ḇaṯ- (N-fsc) -- (act of) lying, a layer. From shakab; a lying down."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2233.htm" title="2233: ze·ra‘ (N-ms) -- A sowing, seed, offspring. From zara'; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity.">carnally</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ’iš·šāh (N-fs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: wə·hi·w (Conj-w:: Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/8198.htm" title="8198: šip̄·ḥāh (N-fs) -- Maid, maidservant. Feminine from an unused root meaning to spread out; a female slave.">with a slave girl</a> <a href="/hebrew/2778.htm" title="2778: ne·ḥĕ·re·p̄eṯ (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-fs) -- To pull off, to expose, to betroth, to carp at, defame, to spend the winter.">promised</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 another man</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">but who has not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6299.htm" title="6299: nip̄·dā·ṯāh (V-Nifal-Perf-3fs) -- To ransom. A primitive root; to sever, i.e. Ransom; gener. To release, preserve."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6299.htm" title="6299: wə·hā·p̄ə·dêh (Conj-w:: V-Hofal-InfAbs) -- To ransom. A primitive root; to sever, i.e. Ransom; gener. To release, preserve.">been redeemed</a> <a href="/hebrew/176.htm" title="176: ’ōw (Conj) -- Or. Presumed to be the constructive or genitival form of -av; short for 'avvah; desire; hence or, also if.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nit·tan- (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">given</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">her</a> <a href="/hebrew/2668.htm" title="2668: ḥup̄·šāh (N-fs) -- Freedom. From chaphash; liberty.">freedom,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: tih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">there must be</a> <a href="/hebrew/1244.htm" title="1244: biq·qō·reṯ (N-fs) -- Punishment. From baqar; properly, examination, i.e. punishment.">due punishment.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">But they are not</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: yū·mə·ṯū (V-Hofal-Imperf-3mp) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">to be put to death,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">she had not</a> <a href="/hebrew/2666.htm" title="2666: ḥup·pā·šāh (V-Pual-Perf-3fs) -- To be free. A primitive root; to spread loose; figuratively, to manumit.">been freed.</a> 21The man, however, must bring a ram to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting as his guilt offering to the LORD.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/21-7.htm">Exodus 21:7-11</a> And if a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as the menservants do. / If she is displeasing in the eyes of her master who had designated her for himself, he must allow her to be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners, since he has broken faith with her. / And if he chooses her for his son, he must deal with her as with a daughter. ... <a href="/deuteronomy/22-23.htm">Deuteronomy 22:23-24</a> If there is a virgin pledged in marriage to a man, and another man encounters her in the city and sleeps with her, / 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. <a href="/exodus/22-16.htm">Exodus 22:16-17</a> 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. <a href="/deuteronomy/22-28.htm">Deuteronomy 22:28-29</a> If a man encounters a virgin who is not pledged in marriage, and he seizes her and lies with her, and they are discovered, / then the man who lay with her must pay the young woman’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she must become his wife because he has violated her. He must not divorce her as long as he lives. <a href="/numbers/5-12.htm">Numbers 5:12-31</a> “Speak to the Israelites and tell them that if any man’s wife goes astray and is unfaithful to him / by sleeping with another man, and it is concealed from her husband and her impurity is undetected (since there is no witness against her and she was not caught in the act), / and if a feeling of jealousy comes over her husband and he suspects his wife who has defiled herself—or if a feeling of jealousy comes over him and he suspects her even though she has not defiled herself— ... <a href="/deuteronomy/21-10.htm">Deuteronomy 21:10-14</a> When you go to war against your enemies and the LORD your God delivers them into your hand and you take them captive, / if you see a beautiful woman among them, and you desire her and want to take her as your wife, / then you shall bring her into your house. She must shave her head, trim her nails, ... <a href="/1_corinthians/7-21.htm">1 Corinthians 7:21-23</a> Were you a slave when you were called? Do not let it concern you—but if you can gain your freedom, take the opportunity. / For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord’s freedman. Conversely, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ’s slave. / You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men. <a href="/romans/6-16.htm">Romans 6:16-18</a> Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are slaves to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to righteousness? / But thanks be to God that, though you once were slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were committed. / You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness. <a href="/galatians/3-28.htm">Galatians 3:28</a> There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. <a href="/1_timothy/6-1.htm">1 Timothy 6:1-2</a> All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their masters as fully worthy of honor, so that God’s name and our teaching will not be discredited. / Those who have believing masters should not show disrespect because they are brothers, but should serve them all the more, since those receiving their good service are beloved believers. Teach and encourage these principles. <a href="/ephesians/6-5.htm">Ephesians 6:5-9</a> Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. / And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. / Serve with good will, as to the Lord and not to men, ... <a href="/colossians/3-22.htm">Colossians 3:22-25</a> Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only to please them while they are watching, but with sincerity of heart and fear of the Lord. / Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, as for the Lord and not for men, / because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. ... <a href="/philemon/1-15.htm">Philemon 1:15-16</a> For perhaps this is why he was separated from you for a while, so that you might have him back for good— / no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a beloved brother. He is especially beloved to me, but even more so to you, both in person and in the Lord. <a href="/1_peter/2-18.htm">1 Peter 2:18-20</a> Servants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to those who are unreasonable. / For if anyone endures the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God, this is to be commended. / How is it to your credit if you are beaten for doing wrong and you endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God. <a href="/genesis/16-1.htm">Genesis 16:1-6</a> Now Abram’s wife Sarai had borne him no children, but she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar. / So Sarai said to Abram, “Look now, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. Please go to my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family by her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai. / So after he had lived in Canaan for ten years, his wife Sarai took her Egyptian maidservant Hagar and gave her to Abram to be his wife. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And whoever lies carnally with a woman, that is a female slave, betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she shall be scourged; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.betrothed to an husband.she shall be scourged.<a href="/exodus/21-20.htm">Exodus 21:20,21</a> And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished… <a href="/deuteronomy/22-23.htm">Deuteronomy 22:23,24</a> If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her; … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/22-16.htm">Betrothed</a> <a href="/exodus/23-12.htm">Bondmaid</a> <a href="/galatians/4-22.htm">Bond-Maid</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-20.htm">Carnally</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-23.htm">Copulation</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-5.htm">Death</a> <a href="/exodus/21-8.htm">Designated</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-15.htm">Due</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-11.htm">Free</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-19.htm">Freedom</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-7.htm">Girl</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-8.htm">Held</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-12.htm">However</a> <a href="/exodus/21-22.htm">Husband</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-27.htm">Inquiry</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-22.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/exodus/22-16.htm">Married</a> <a href="/exodus/22-16.htm">Pledged</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-6.htm">Price</a> <a href="/exodus/33-1.htm">Promised</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-25.htm">Punished</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-25.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/exodus/21-8.htm">Ransomed</a> <a href="/exodus/21-8.htm">Redeemed</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-23.htm">Relations</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-25.htm">Scourged</a> <a href="/genesis/35-22.htm">Servant-Woman</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-23.htm">Sex</a> <a href="/exodus/23-12.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-47.htm">Sleeps</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-14.htm">Way</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-11.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/20-7.htm">Betrothed</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-22.htm">Bondmaid</a> <a href="/galatians/4-22.htm">Bond-Maid</a> <a href="/numbers/5-13.htm">Carnally</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-15.htm">Copulation</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-2.htm">Death</a> <a href="/numbers/1-17.htm">Designated</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-9.htm">Due</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-23.htm">Free</a> <a href="/psalms/118-5.htm">Freedom</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-13.htm">Girl</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-19.htm">Held</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-21.htm">However</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-3.htm">Husband</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-4.htm">Inquiry</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-11.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-12.htm">Married</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-7.htm">Pledged</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-16.htm">Price</a> <a href="/numbers/11-12.htm">Promised</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-10.htm">Punished</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-16.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-29.htm">Ransomed</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-30.htm">Redeemed</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-10.htm">Relations</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-11.htm">Scourged</a> <a href="/galatians/4-22.htm">Servant-Woman</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-10.htm">Sex</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-11.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-11.htm">Sleeps</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-25.htm">Way</a> <a href="/numbers/3-1.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 19</div>1. <a href="/leviticus/19-1.htm">A repetition of various laws</a> </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'; 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In ancient Israel, slavery was a part of the social structure, and laws were given to regulate and protect those in servitude. The term "lies carnally" indicates a sexual act, which in this context, is outside the bounds of marriage. The law here seeks to address the moral and social implications of such an act.promised to another man The slave girl is betrothed, indicating a formal agreement for marriage. Betrothal in ancient Israel was a binding contract, similar to marriage, and breaking it was considered a serious offense. This situation complicates the act, as it involves a breach of a future marital covenant.but who has not been redeemed or given her freedom The mention of redemption or freedom highlights the legal status of the slave girl. Redemption refers to the act of buying back or liberating a person from servitude, often through a financial transaction. The fact that she has not been redeemed or freed means she remains under the authority of her master, which affects the legal consequences of the act.there must be due punishment The requirement for punishment underscores the seriousness of the offense. The law demands accountability and justice, reflecting God's concern for order and righteousness. The nature of the punishment would be determined by the judges, taking into account the circumstances and the status of the individuals involved.But they are not to be put to death This clause provides a significant limitation on the punishment. Unlike adultery, which could warrant the death penalty under Mosaic Law, this situation does not meet the criteria for such a severe consequence. The distinction is made because the slave girl was not free, and thus, the full weight of the law for adultery does not apply.because she had not been freed The lack of freedom is a crucial factor in the legal decision. It implies that the slave girl did not have the autonomy to fully consent or refuse the act, which mitigates the severity of the punishment. This reflects a nuanced understanding of justice, taking into account the social and legal constraints on individuals in servitude.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/slave_girl.htm">Slave Girl</a> A female servant who is not free and is under the ownership of another person. In this context, she is promised to another man but has not yet been redeemed or freed. 2. <a href="/topical/m/man.htm">Man</a> The individual who engages in sexual relations with the slave girl. His actions are subject to punishment according to the law. 3. <a href="/topical/p/promised_to_another_man.htm">Promised to Another Man</a> The slave girl is betrothed or engaged to another man, indicating a future commitment that has not yet been fulfilled due to her status. 4. <a href="/topical/r/redemption/freedom.htm">Redemption/Freedom</a> The process by which a slave could be set free, often involving a payment or fulfillment of certain conditions. 5. <a href="/topical/d/due_punishment.htm">Due Punishment</a> The consequence prescribed by the law for the man’s actions, which does not include the death penalty due to the specific circumstances of the slave girl's status.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_contextual_justice.htm">Understanding Contextual Justice</a> The law in <a href="/leviticus/19-20.htm">Leviticus 19:20</a> reflects a balance between justice and mercy, recognizing the complex social dynamics of slavery and betrothal. It emphasizes the importance of understanding the context when applying justice. <a href="/topical/v/value_of_human_dignity.htm">Value of Human Dignity</a> Even within the constraints of ancient societal norms, the law acknowledges the dignity of the slave girl by prescribing punishment for the man, highlighting the intrinsic value of every individual. <a href="/topical/r/redemption_and_freedom.htm">Redemption and Freedom</a> The concept of redemption is central to this passage, pointing to the greater spiritual truth of redemption through Christ. Believers are called to live in the freedom that comes from being redeemed by Jesus. <a href="/topical/m/moral_responsibility.htm">Moral Responsibility</a> The passage underscores the moral responsibility of individuals to act justly and honor commitments, even when societal structures complicate personal relationships. <a href="/topical/m/mercy_and_consequences.htm">Mercy and Consequences</a> While the law prescribes punishment, it also shows mercy by not imposing the death penalty. This reflects God's character as both just and merciful, encouraging believers to seek a balance of justice and mercy in their own lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 19</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_bestiality.htm">What does the Bible say about bestiality?</a> <a href="/q/why_allow_lot's_daughters'_incest.htm">Why does God allow Lot's daughters to commit incest, yet punish others for lesser sexual sins?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_leviticus_20_10_mandate_death.htm">In Leviticus 20:10, how can this text mandate capital punishment for adultery when other passages in the Bible offer alternative outcomes for similar offenses (e.g., John 8:1-11)?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'without_holiness'_mean.htm">Should you not resist an evil person?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20) And whosoever lieth.--Better, If a man lie, as the same phrase is translated in the Authorised Version, <a href="/leviticus/22-14.htm" title="And if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly, then he shall put the fifth part thereof to it, and shall give it to the priest with the holy thing.">Leviticus 22:14</a>; <a href="/leviticus/24-19.htm" title="And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbor; as he has done, so shall it be done to him;">Leviticus 24:19</a>; <a href="/leviticus/25-29.htm" title="And if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; within a full year may he redeem it.">Leviticus 25:29</a>; <a href="/leviticus/27-14.htm" title="And when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy to the LORD, then the priest shall estimate it, whether it be good or bad: as the priest shall estimate it, so shall it stand.">Leviticus 27:14</a>.Betrothed to an husband.--Better, betrothed to a man. From the law about the mixed seeds the Lawgiver passes to heterogeneous alliances. The case here legislated for is that of seducing a bondwoman who is espoused to another man. This bondwoman might be either one of an intermediate kind, that is, one whose redemption money had been partially paid, or belong to that class who had no prospect of a free discharge. According to the administrators of the law during the second Temple, the case before us is that of a Canaanitish maid, partly free and partly servile, whom her master had espoused to a Hebrew slave. (See <a href="/exodus/21-4.htm" title="If his master have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out by himself.">Exodus 21:4</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 20-22. - A distinction is drawn between adultery with a free woman, or a betrothed free virgin, which was punishable with death (<a href="/leviticus/20-20.htm">Leviticus 20:20</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/22-23.htm">Deuteronomy 22:23</a>), and with a slave betrothed to another man (probably a slave also). In the latter ease a lesser punishment, no doubt that of scourging (according to the Mishna to the extent of forty stripes), was to be inflicted on one or both, according to the circumstances of the case. The words, she shall he scourged, should be translated, there shall be investigation, followed, presumably, by the punishment of scourging, for both parties if both were guilty, for one if the woman was unwilling. The man is afterwards to offer a trespass offering. As the offense has been a wrong as well as a sin, his offering is to be a trespass offering (see on Leviticus 5:14). In this case the fine of one-fifth could not be inflicted, as the wrong done could not be estimated by money, and the cost of the ram seems to be regarded as the required satisfaction. No mention is made of damages to be paid to the man to whom the slave-girl was betrothed, probably because he was himself a slave, and had not juridical rights against a freeman. <a href="/commentaries/leviticus/19-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>If כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction a man וְ֠אִישׁ (wə·’îš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person has sexual relations with יִשְׁכַּ֨ב (yiš·kaḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7901.htm">Strong's 7901: </a> To lie down a slave girl שִׁפְחָה֙ (šip̄·ḥāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8198.htm">Strong's 8198: </a> Maid, maidservant promised נֶחֱרֶ֣פֶת (ne·ḥĕ·re·p̄eṯ) Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2778.htm">Strong's 2778: </a> To pull off, to expose, to betroth, to carp at, defame, to spend the winter to another man לְאִ֔ישׁ (lə·’îš) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person but who has not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no been redeemed וְהָפְדֵּה֙ (wə·hā·p̄ə·dêh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hofal - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6299.htm">Strong's 6299: </a> To sever, ransom, gener, to release, preserve or א֥וֹ (’ōw) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_176.htm">Strong's 176: </a> Desire, if given נִתַּן־ (nit·tan-) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set her freedom, חֻפְשָׁ֖ה (ḥup̄·šāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2668.htm">Strong's 2668: </a> Liberty there must be תִּהְיֶ֛ה (tih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be due punishment. בִּקֹּ֧רֶת (biq·qō·reṯ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1244.htm">Strong's 1244: </a> Examination, punishment [But] they are not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no to be put to death, יוּמְת֖וּ (yū·mə·ṯū) Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> To die, to kill because כִּי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction she had not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no been freed. חֻפָּֽשָׁה׃ (ḥup·pā·šāh) Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2666.htm">Strong's 2666: </a> To spread loose, to manumit <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/19-20.htm">Leviticus 19:20 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/leviticus/19-20.htm">Leviticus 19:20 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/leviticus/19-20.htm">Leviticus 19:20 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/leviticus/19-20.htm">Leviticus 19:20 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/leviticus/19-20.htm">Leviticus 19:20 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/19-20.htm">Leviticus 19:20 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/19-20.htm">Leviticus 19:20 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/19-20.htm">Leviticus 19:20 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/19-20.htm">Leviticus 19:20 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/leviticus/19-20.htm">Leviticus 19:20 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-20.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 19:20 If a man lies carnally (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/19-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 19:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 19:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/19-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 19:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 19:21" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>