Deuteronomy 22:28-30
21st Century King James Version
28 “If a man find a damsel who is a virgin who 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 uncover his father’s skirt.
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Deuteronomy 22:28-30
New International Version
28 If a man happens to meet a virgin who is not pledged to be married and rapes her and they are discovered,(A) 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](B)
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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