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26 but unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing; there is in the damsel no sin worthy of death; for as when a man rises against his neighbour and murders him, even so is this matter.

27 For he found her in the field and the betrothed damsel cried out, and there was no one to save her.

28 When a man finds a damsel that is a virgin who is not betrothed and lays hold on her and lies with her, and they are found,

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26 Do nothing to the woman; she has committed no sin deserving death. This case is like that of someone who attacks and murders a neighbor, 27 for the man found the young woman out in the country, and though the betrothed woman screamed,(A) there was no one to rescue her.

28 If a man happens to meet a virgin who is not pledged to be married and rapes her and they are discovered,(B)

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