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Deuteronomy 22:25

But if a man find a betrothed damsel in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her: then the man only that lay with her shall die:

KJV

Sin autem in agro repererit vir puellam, quæ desponsata est, et apprehendens concubuerit cum ea, ipse morietur solus :

Vulgate

Ἐὰν δὲ ἐν πεδίῳ εὕρῃ ἄνθρωπος τὴν παῖδα τὴν μεμνηστευμένην καὶ βιασάμενος κοιμηθῇ μετ’ αὐτῆς, ἀποκτενεῖτε τὸν κοιμώμενον μετ’ αὐτῆς μόνον,

LXX

But if the man find the damsel that is betrothed in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her; then the man only that lay with her shall die:

ASV

וְֽ/אִם בַּ/שָּׂדֶ֞ה יִמְצָ֣א הָ/אִ֗ישׁ אֶת ה/נער הַֽ/נַּעֲרָה֙ הַ/מְאֹ֣רָשָׂ֔ה וְ/הֶחֱזִֽיק בָּ֥/הּ הָ/אִ֖ישׁ וְ/שָׁכַ֣ב עִמָּ֑/הּ וּ/מֵ֗ת הָ/אִ֛ישׁ אֲשֶׁר שָׁכַ֥ב עִמָּ֖/הּ לְ/בַדּֽ/וֹ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

13 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אִם
'm
conjunction · 1065×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
הֶחֱזִ֗יק
hchzyq
verb · 289×
הוּ
hv
verb · 834×
הוּ
hv
verb · 455×
וֹ
v
noun · 198×
יִּשְׁכַּ֤ב
yshkb
verb · 211×
ךְ
k
verb · 11×
נער
n'r
noun · 75×
עִם
'm
preposition · 1043×
שָּׂדֶ֔ה
shdh
noun · 334×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

1. Concerning Those Who Asked Him to Show Them a Sign from Heaven. And the Sadducees and Pharisees came, and tempting Him kept asking Him to show them a sign from heaven. Matthew 16:1 The Sadducees and Pharisees who disagreed with each other in regard to the most essential truths, — for the Pharisees champion the doctrine of the resurrection of the dead, hoping that there will …

Cross-references

  • 2Sam 13:14 — Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice: but, being stronger than she, forced her, and lay with her.