Passage

Deuteronomy 22.28

Book: Deuteronomy · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"26. 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 neighbor, and slayeth him, even so is this matter; 27. for he found her in the field, the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her."

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

"29. then the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel's father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife, because he hath humbled her; he may not put her away all his days. 30. A man shall not take his father's wife, and shall not uncover his father's skirt." (Deuteronomy 22:26-30, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"26. but to the lady you shall do nothing. There is in the lady no sin worthy of death; for as when a man rises against his neighbor, and kills him, even so is this matter; 27. for he found her in the field, the pledged to be married lady cried, and there was no one to save her."

"28. If a man finds a lady who is a virgin, who is not pledged to be married, grabs her, and lies with her, and they are found;"

"29. then the man who lay with her shall give to the lady’s father fifty shekels of silver. She shall be his wife, because he has humbled her. He may not put her away all his days. 30. A man shall not take his father’s wife, and shall not uncover his father’s skirt." (Deuteronomy 22:26-30, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"26. 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: 27. For he found her in the field, and the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her."

"28. 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;"

"29. Then the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel's father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife; because he hath humbled her, he may not put her away all his days. 30. A man shall not take his father's wife, nor discover his father's skirt." (Deuteronomy 22:26-30, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"26. and to the damsel thou dost not do anything, the damsel hath no deadly sin; for as a man riseth against his neighbour and hath murdered him, the life, so [is] this thing; 27. for in a field he found her, she hath cried, the damsel who is betrothed, and she hath no saviour."

"28. 'When a man findeth a damsel, a virgin who is not betrothed, and hath caught her, and lain with her, and they have been found,"

"29. then hath the man who is lying with her given to the father of the damsel fifty silverlings, and to him she is for a wife; because that he hath humbled her, he is not able to send her away all his days. 30. 'A man doth not take his father's wife, nor uncover his father's skirt." (Deuteronomy 22:26-30, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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