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Deuteronomy 22:28 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“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;”

Deuteronomy 22:28

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Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:

26

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:

27

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

28

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;

29

Then the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel's father fifty {shekels} of silver, and she shall be his wife; because he hath humbled her, he may not put her away all his days.

30

A man shall not take his father's wife, nor discover his father's skirt.

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