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22 If a man is discovered in bed with[a] a married woman,[b] both the man lying in bed with the woman and the woman herself must die; in this way you will purge[c] the evil from Israel.

23 If a virgin is engaged to a man and another man meets[d] her in the city and goes to bed with[e] her,

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 22:22 tn Heb “lying down with.” The verb שָׁכַב (shakhav) “to lie down” can be a euphemism for going to bed for sexual relations.
  2. Deuteronomy 22:22 tn Heb “a woman married to a husband.”
  3. Deuteronomy 22:22 tn Heb “burn.” See note on the phrase “purge out” in Deut 21:21.
  4. Deuteronomy 22:23 tn Heb “finds.”
  5. Deuteronomy 22:23 tn Heb “lies down with,” a euphemism for going to bed for sexual relations.

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

23 If a man happens to meet in a town a virgin pledged to be married and he sleeps with her,

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