Deuteronomy 22:26 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“But unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing; {there is} in the damsel no sin {worthy} of death: for as when a man riseth against his neighbour, and slayeth him, even so {is} this matter:”

Deuteronomy 22:26

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Then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die; the damsel, because she cried not, {being} in the city; and the man, because he hath humbled his neighbour's wife: so thou shalt put away evil from among you.

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: {force: or, take strong hold of}

But unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing; {there is} in the damsel no sin {worthy} of death: for as when a man riseth against his neighbour, and slayeth him, even so {is} this matter:

For he found her in the field, {and} the betrothed damsel cried, and {there was} none to save her.

If a man find a damsel {that is} a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found;

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Deuteronomy 22:1

"Thou shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy brother."

Deuteronomy 22:2

"And if thy brother {be} not nigh unto thee, or if thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it unto thine own house, and it shall be with thee until thy brother seek after it, and thou shalt restore it to him again."

Deuteronomy 22:3

"In like manner shalt thou do with his ass; and so shalt thou do with his raiment; and with all lost thing of thy brother's, which he hath lost, and thou hast found, shalt thou do likewise: thou mayest not hide thyself."

Deuteronomy 22:4

"Thou shalt not see thy brother's ass or his ox fall down by the way, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely help him to lift {them} up again."

Deuteronomy 22:5

"The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so {are} abomination unto the LORD thy God."

Deuteronomy 22:6

"If a bird's nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, {whether they be} young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young:"

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