Deuteronomy 22:26

The damsel shall suffer nothing, neither is she guilty of death : for as a robber riseth against his brother, and taketh away his life, so also did the damsel suffer:

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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:

In Context

25But if a man find a damsel that is betrothed, in the field, and taking hold of her, lie with her, he alone shall die:

27She was alone in the field: she cried, and there was no man to help her.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 21:22When a man hath committed a crime for which he is to be punished with death, and being condemned to die is hanged on a gibbet:

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 22:14-30

The Punishment of Fornication. ( b. c. 1451.) 13 If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her, 14 And give occasions of speech against her, and bring up an evil name upon her, and say, I took this woman, and when I came to her, I found her not a maid: 15 Then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring forth the tokens of the damsel's virginity unto the elders of the city in the gate: 16 And the damsel's father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and… Read the whole commentary →

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