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Deuteronomy 22:22-23
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Deuteronomy 22:22-23
New English Translation
22 If a man is discovered in bed with[a] a married woman,[b] both the man lying in bed with the woman and the woman herself must die; in this way you will purge[c] the evil from Israel.
23 If a virgin is engaged to a man and another man meets[d] her in the city and goes to bed with[e] her,
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- Deuteronomy 22:22 tn Heb “lying down with.” The verb שָׁכַב (shakhav) “to lie down” can be a euphemism for going to bed for sexual relations.
- Deuteronomy 22:22 tn Heb “a woman married to a husband.”
- Deuteronomy 22:22 tn Heb “burn.” See note on the phrase “purge out” in Deut 21:21.
- Deuteronomy 22:23 tn Heb “finds.”
- Deuteronomy 22:23 tn Heb “lies down with,” a euphemism for going to bed for sexual relations.
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