Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 22:29
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.
Word by word
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| 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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.