Deuteronomy 22:29-30
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
29 the man who lay with her shall give fifty shekels of silver to the young woman’s father, and she shall become his wife. Because he violated her he shall not be permitted to divorce her as long as he lives.
30 [a] A man shall not marry his father’s wife, thereby violating his father’s rights.[b]
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- Deuteronomy 22:30 Ch 23.1 in Heb
- Deuteronomy 22:30 Heb uncovering his father’s skirt
Deuteronomy 22:29-30
New International Version
29 he shall pay her father fifty shekels[a] of silver. He must marry the young woman, for he has violated her. He can never divorce her as long as he lives.
30 A man is not to marry his father’s wife; he must not dishonor his father’s bed.[b](A)
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 22:29 That is, about 1 1/4 pounds or about 575 grams
- Deuteronomy 22:30 In Hebrew texts this verse (22:30) is numbered 23:1.
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