Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 22:21–24

21she shall be brought to the door of her father’s house, and there the men of her city will stone her to death. For she has committed an outrage in Israel by being promiscuous in her father’s house. So you must purge the evil from among you.d

22If a man is found lying with another man’s wife, both the man who slept with her and the woman must die. You must purge the evil from Israel.

23If there is a virgin pledged in marriage to a man, and another man encounters her in the city and sleeps with her, 24you must take both of them out to the gate of that city and stone them to death— the young woman because she did not cry out in the city, and the man because he has violated his neighbor’s wife. So you must purge the evil from among you.

Footnotes

  • d 22:21 Here and in verse 24; cited in 1 Corinthians 5:13|1CO 5:13

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Deuteronomy 22:21

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
shall be broughtוְהוֹצִ֨יאוּwə·hō·w·ṣî·’ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH3318 go or come out
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the doorפֶּ֣תַחpe·ṯaḥNoun - masculine singular constructH6607 opening, doorway, entrance
of her father’sאָבִ֗יהָ’ā·ḇî·hāNoun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH1 father
houseבֵּית־bêṯ-Noun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
and there the menאַנְשֵׁ֨י’an·šêNoun - masculine plural constructH582 man, mankind
of her cityעִירָ֤הּ‘î·rāhNoun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singularH5892 excitement
will stone herוּסְקָלוּהָ֩ū·sə·qā·lū·hāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural; third person feminine singularH5619 stone, put to death by stoning
to deathוָמֵ֔תָהwā·mê·ṯāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularH4191 die
Forכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
she has committedעָשְׂתָ֤ה‘ā·śə·ṯāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH6213 do, make
an outrageנְבָלָה֙nə·ḇā·lāhNoun - feminine singularH5039 senselessness
in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbə·yiś·rā·’êlPreposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
by being promiscuousלִזְנ֖וֹתliz·nō·wṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
in her father’sאָבִ֑יהָ’ā·ḇî·hāNoun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH1 father
houseבֵּ֣יתbêṯNoun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
So you must purgeוּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥ū·ḇi·‘ar·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH1197 burn, consume
the evilהָרָ֖עhā·rā‘Article; Adjective - masculine singularH7451 bad, evil
from among youמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃סmiq·qir·be·ḵāPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH7130 inward part, midst

Deuteronomy 22:22

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Ifכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
a manאִ֜ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
is foundיִמָּצֵ֨אyim·mā·ṣêVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH4672 attain to, find
lyingשֹׁכֵ֣ב׀šō·ḵêḇVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH7901 lie down
withעִם־‘im-PrepositionH5973 with
another man’sבַּ֗עַלba·‘alNoun - masculine singularH1167 owner, lord
wifeאִשָּׁ֣ה’iš·šāhNoun - feminine singularH802 woman, wife, female
bothגַּם־gam-ConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
the manהָאִ֛ישׁhā·’îšArticle; Noun - masculine singularH376 man
who sleptהַשֹּׁכֵ֥בhaš·šō·ḵêḇArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH7901 lie down
withעִם־‘im-PrepositionH5973 with
and the womanוְהָאִשָּׁ֑הwə·hā·’iš·šāhConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singularH802 woman, wife, female
must dieוּמֵ֙תוּ֙ū·mê·ṯūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH4191 die
You must purgeוּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥ū·ḇi·‘ar·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH1197 burn, consume
the evilהָרָ֖עhā·rā‘Article; Adjective - masculine singularH7451 bad, evil
from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃סmî·yiś·rā·’êlPreposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel

Deuteronomy 22:23

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Ifכִּ֤יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
there isיִהְיֶה֙yih·yehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a virginבְתוּלָ֔הḇə·ṯū·lāhNoun - feminine singularH1330 virgin
pledged in marriageמְאֹרָשָׂ֖הmə·’ō·rā·śāhVerb - Pual - Participle - feminine singularH781 betroth
to a manלְאִ֑ישׁlə·’îšPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH376 man
and another manאִ֛ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
encounters herוּמְצָאָ֥הּū·mə·ṣā·’āhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singularH4672 attain to, find
in the cityבָּעִ֖ירbā·‘îrPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH5892 excitement
and sleepsוְשָׁכַ֥בwə·šā·ḵaḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH7901 lie down
with herעִמָּֽהּ׃‘im·māhPreposition; third person feminine singularH5973 with

Deuteronomy 22:24

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
you must take bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֜םšə·nê·hemNumber - masculine dual construct; third person masculine pluralH8147 two
of them outוְהוֹצֵאתֶ֨םwə·hō·w·ṣê·ṯemConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralH3318 go or come out
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the gateשַׁ֣עַר׀ša·‘arNoun - masculine singular constructH8179 gate
of thatהַהִ֗ואha·hi·wArticle; Pronoun - third person feminine singularH1931 he, she
cityהָעִ֣ירhā·‘îrArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5892 excitement
and stoneוּסְקַלְתֶּ֨םū·sə·qal·temConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralH5619 stone, put to death by stoning
themבָּאֲבָנִים֮bā·’ă·ḇā·nîmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine pluralH68 stone
to deathוָמֵתוּ֒wā·mê·ṯūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH4191 die
the young womanהַנַּעַרhan·na·ʿarArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5291 girl, damsel
becauseעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
she did notלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
cry outצָעֲקָ֣הṣā·‘ă·qāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH6817 cry, cry out, call
in the cityבָעִ֔ירḇā·‘îrPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH5892 excitement
and the manהָאִ֔ישׁhā·’îšArticle; Noun - masculine singularH376 man
becauseעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
he has violatedעִנָּ֖ה‘in·nāhVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularH6031 be occupied, busied with
his neighbor’sרֵעֵ֑הוּrê·‘ê·hūNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH7453 shouting, roar
wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת’ê·šeṯNoun - feminine singular constructH802 woman, wife, female
So you must purgeוּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥ū·ḇi·‘ar·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH1197 burn, consume
the evilהָרָ֖עhā·rā‘Article; Adjective - masculine singularH7451 bad, evil
from among youמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃סmiq·qir·be·ḵāPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH7130 inward part, midst

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Deuteronomy 22:21 Genesis 34:7 · Deuteronomy 13:5 · Judges 20:6 · 2 Samuel 13:12–13 · Deuteronomy 21:21 · Deuteronomy 17:7 · Judges 20:10 · Deuteronomy 19:19 · Leviticus 21:9

Deuteronomy 22:22 Leviticus 20:10 · John 8:4–5 · Hebrews 13:4 · Ezekiel 23:45–47 · Numbers 5:22–27 · Ezekiel 16:38

Deuteronomy 22:23 Matthew 1:18–19

Deuteronomy 22:24 Deuteronomy 22:21–22 · Deuteronomy 21:14 · 1 Corinthians 5:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.