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Deuteronomy 22:25
New English Translation
Deuteronomy 22:25
New English Translation
25 But if the man came across[a] the engaged woman in the field and overpowered her and raped[b] her, then only the rapist[c] must die.
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- Deuteronomy 22:25 tn Heb “found,” also in vv. 27, 28.
- Deuteronomy 22:25 tn Heb “lay with” here refers to a forced sexual relationship, as the accompanying verb “seized” (חָזַק, khazaq) makes clear.
- Deuteronomy 22:25 tn Heb “the man who lay with her, only him.”
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