Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
"If a man meets a young virgin lady in the city who is engaged to be married and has sexual relations with her,
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;
Holman Bible
If there is a young woman who is a virgin engaged to a man, and another man encounters her in the city and has sex with her,
A Conservative Version
If there be a damsel who is a virgin betrothed to a husband, and a man finds her in the city, and lays with her,
American Standard Version
If there be a damsel that is a virgin betrothed unto a husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;
Amplified
“If a young woman who is a virgin is engaged (legally betrothed) to a man, and another man finds her in the city and is intimate with her,
Bible in Basic English
If a young virgin has given her word to be married to a man, and another man meeting her in the town, has connection with her;
Darby Translation
If a damsel, a virgin, be betrothed to some one, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her,
Julia Smith Translation
When there shall be a maiden, a virgin, betrothed to a man, and a man found her in the city and lay with her;
King James 2000
If a young woman that is a virgin be betrothed unto a husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;
Lexham Expanded Bible
"If it happens [that] a young woman, a virgin, [is] engaged to a man, [and] a man finds her in the town and lies with her,
Modern King James verseion
If a girl who is a virgin is engaged to a husband, and a man finds her in the city and lies with her,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If a maid be handfasted unto a husband, and then a man find her in the town and lay with her,
NET Bible
If a virgin is engaged to a man and another man meets her in the city and has sexual relations with her,
New Heart English Bible
If there is a young lady who is a virgin pledged to be married to a husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;
The Emphasized Bible
When a damsel that is a virgin is betrothed to a husband, - and a man findeth her in the city, and lieth with her,
Webster
If a damsel that is a virgin shall be betrothed to a husband, and a man shall find her in the city, and lie with her;
World English Bible
If there is a young lady who is a virgin pledged to be married to a husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;
Youngs Literal Translation
'When there is a damsel, a virgin, betrothed to a man, and a man hath found her in a city, and lain with her;
Themes
Marriage » Infidelity of those contracted in, punished as if married
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » Sexual immorality
Sexual activities » Those that have sex with someone who is betrothed
Virgin » Character of, to be protected
Virgin » Betrothal of, a quasi-marriage
Woman » Young » Punishment for seducing, when betrothed
Women » Punishment to be inflicted upon men for seducing, when betrothed
Topics
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 22:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
Detailed Stipulations: Purity And Unity
22 "If a man is caught having sexual relations with a married woman, then both of them must die the man who had sex with the woman and the woman herself so that this evil will be removed from Israel. 23 "If a man meets a young virgin lady in the city who is engaged to be married and has sexual relations with her, 24 then the two must be brought to the city gate and there they must be stoned to death the girl because she was in a city but did not cry out for help, and the man who abused a woman who was engaged to another man. By doing this you are to remove this evil from among you.
Phrases
Cross References
Matthew 1:18-19
Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah happened in this way. When his mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, before they lived together she was discovered to be pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
Deuteronomy 20:7
And is there a man here who is engaged to a woman and has not yet married her? Let him go back home. Otherwise, he may die in battle and another man marry her.'