Deuteronomy 22:23

If a damsel [that is] a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;

If a damsel {H5291} that is a virgin {H1330} be betrothed {H781} unto an husband {H376}, and a man {H376} find {H4672} her in the city {H5892}, and lie {H7901} with her;

"If a girl who is a virgin is engaged to a man, and another man comes upon her in the town and has sexual relations with her;

If there is a virgin pledged in marriage to a man, and another man encounters her in the city and sleeps with her,

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;

Commentary

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Cross-References

  • Matthew 1:18 (4 votes)

    ¶ 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.

  • Matthew 1:19 (4 votes)

    Then Joseph her husband, being a just [man], and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.

  • Deuteronomy 20:7 (2 votes)

    And what man [is there] 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.