Deuteronomy 22 · Verse 25

Deuteronomy 22:25

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:
Deuteronomy 22:25, King James Version

Deuteronomy 22:25 in other translations

BSBBut if the man encounters a betrothed woman in the open country, and he overpowers her and lies with her, only the man who has done this must die.
WEBBut if the man finds the lady who is pledged to be married in the field, and the man forces her and lies with her, then only the man who lay with her shall die;
ASVBut if the man find the damsel that is betrothed in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her; then the man only that lay with her shall die:
YLT‘And if in a field the man find the damsel who is betrothed, and the man hath laid hold on her, and lain with her, then hath the man who hath lain with her died alone;
DARBYBut 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;
BBEBut if the man, meeting such a virgin in the open country, takes her by force, then only the man is to be put to death;
WebsterBut if a man shall find a betrothed damsel in the field, and the man shall force her, and lie with her; then the man only that lay with her shall die:

What does Deuteronomy 22:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 22:13-30

13-30. If a man take a wife, &c.--The regulations that follow might be imperatively needful in the then situation of the Israelites; and yet, it is not necessary that we should curiously and impertinently inquire into them. So far was it from being unworthy of God to leave such things upon record, that the enactments must heighten our admiration of His wisdom and goodness in the management of a people so perverse…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 25 And the man force her - A rape also, by these ancient institutions, was punished with death, because a woman's honor was considered equally as precious as her life; therefore the same punishment was inflicted on the ravisher as upon the murderer. This offense is considered in the same point of view in the British laws, and by them also it is punished with death.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 22:13-30

These and the like regulations might be needful then, and yet it is not necessary that we should curiously examine respecting them. The laws relate to the seventh commandment, laying a restraint upon fleshly lusts which war against the soul.

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Deuteronomy 22:25 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְֽאִם\־ve.'im-and ifH518
בַּשָּׂדֶ֞הba.sa.Dehin the open countryH7704
יִמְצָ֣אyim.Tza'he will findH4672
הָאִ֗ישׁha.'Ishthe manH376
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַֽנַּעֲרָה֙ha.na.'arthe young womanH5291
הַמְאֹ֣רָשָׂ֔הham.'O.ra.Sah<the> betrothedH781
וְהֶחֱזִֽיק\־ve.he.che.zik-and he will take holdH2388
בָּ֥הּbahon <the> her
הָאִ֖ישׁha.'Ishthe manH376
וְשָׁכַ֣בve.sha.Khavand he will lieH7901
עִמָּ֑הּ'i.Mahwith herH5973
וּמֵ֗תu.Metand he will dieH4191
הָאִ֛ישׁha.'Ishthe manH376
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whoH834
שָׁכַ֥בsha.Khav<he> layH7901
עִמָּ֖הּ'i.Mahwith herH5973
לְבַדּֽוֹ\׃le.va.Doto only himH905

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Deuteronomy 22:25

  • 2 Samuel 13:14

    Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice: but, being stronger than she, forced her, and lay with her.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
force her. or, take strong hold of her.
2Sa 13:14

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Deuteronomy 22:24

    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.

  • Deuteronomy 22:25

    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:

  • Deuteronomy 22:26

    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:

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Deuteronomy 22:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas si el hombre halló una moza desposada en el campo, y él la agarrare, y se echare con ella, morirá sólo el hombre que con ella se habrá echado;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et si c’est dans les champs, que l’homme a trouvé la jeune fille fiancée, et que, lui faisant violence, il couche avec elle, alors l’homme qui aura couché avec elle mourra, lui seul;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Wenn aber der Mann die verlobte Dirne auf dem Felde findet, und der Mann ergreift sie und liegt bei ihr, so soll der Mann, der bei ihr gelegen hat, allein sterben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Sin autem in agro repererit vir puellam, quæ desponsata est, et apprehendens concubuerit cum ea, ipse morietur solus: