Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 22:28–29

²⁸If a man encounters a virgin who is not pledged in marriage, and he seizes her and lies with her, and they are discovered, ²⁹then the man who lay with her must pay the young woman’s father fifty shekels of silver,^e and she must become his wife because he has violated her. He must not divorce her as long as he lives.

Footnotes

e 22:29 50 shekels is approximately 1.26 pounds or 569.8 grams of silver.

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Deuteronomy 22:28

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
a man	אִ֗ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
encounters	יִמְצָ֣א	yim·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find
a virgin	בְתוּלָה֙	ḇə·ṯū·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H1330 virgin
who	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
is not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
pledged in marriage	אֹרָ֔שָׂה	’ō·rā·śāh	Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H781 betroth
and he seizes her	וּתְפָשָׂ֖הּ	ū·ṯə·p̄ā·śāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H8610 lay hold of, wield
and lies	וְשָׁכַ֣ב	wə·šā·ḵaḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7901 lie down
with her	עִמָּ֑הּ	‘im·māh	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5973 with
and they are discovered	וְנִמְצָֽאוּ׃	wə·nim·ṣā·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H4672 attain to, find

Deuteronomy 22:29

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
then the man	הָאִ֨ישׁ	hā·’îš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
who lay	הַשֹּׁכֵ֥ב	haš·šō·ḵêḇ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7901 lie down
with her	עִמָּ֛הּ	‘im·māh	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5973 with
must pay	וְ֠נָתַן	wə·nā·ṯan	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
the young woman’s	הַנַּעַר	han·na·ʿar	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5291 girl, damsel
father	לַאֲבִ֥י	la·’ă·ḇî	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1 father
fifty	חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים	ḥă·miš·šîm	Number - common plural	H2572 fifty
of silver	כָּ֑סֶף	kā·sep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
and	וְלֽוֹ־	wə·lōw-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition; third person masculine singular
she must become	תִהְיֶ֣ה	ṯih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
his wife	לְאִשָּׁ֗ה	lə·’iš·šāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
because	תַּ֚חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
he has violated her	עִנָּ֔הּ	‘in·nāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H6031 be occupied, busied with
He must not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
divorce her	שַׁלְּחָ֖ה	šal·lə·ḥå̄h	Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular	H7971 send
as	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
long as he lives	יָמָֽיו׃ס	yā·māw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H3117 day

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