Deuteronomy 22:28

If a man finde a mayde that is not betrothed, and take her, and lye with her, and they be founde,

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In The King James Version

If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found;

In Context

27For he found her in the fieldes: the betrothed mayde cryed, and there was no man to succour her.

29Then the man that lay with her, shall giue vnto the maydes father fiftie shekels of siluer: and she shalbe his wife, because he hath humbled her: he can not put her away all his life.

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Cross References

Exodus 22:16And if a man entise a maide that is not betrothed, and lie with her, hee shall endowe her, and take her to his wife.

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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