"But unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing; {there is} in the damsel no sin {worthy} of death: for as when a man riseth a…" — Deuteronomy 22:26

Deuteronomy 22:26 · KJV

“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

Verse 25

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}

Verse 27

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

Deuteronomy 22 — Context

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;

Cross References

Deuteronomy 21:22

And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree: