Parallel Verses

NET Bible

But if the man came across the engaged woman in the field and overpowered her and raped her, then only the rapist must die.

New American Standard Bible

“But if in the field the man finds the girl who is engaged, and the man forces her and lies with her, then only the man who lies with her shall die.

King James Version

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:

Holman Bible

But if the man encounters an engaged woman in the open country, and he seizes and rapes her, only the man who raped her must die.

International Standard Version

"If a man meets a girl in the country who is engaged to be married and then rapes her, the man alone the one who had sexual relations with her must die.

A Conservative Version

But if the man finds the damsel who is betrothed in the field, and the man forces her, and lays with her, then only the man who lay with her shall die,

American Standard Version

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:

Amplified

“However, if the man finds the girl who is engaged (legally betrothed) in the [open] field, and seizes her and is intimate with her [by force], then only the man who lies with her shall be put to death.

Bible in Basic English

But if the man, meeting such a virgin in the open country, takes her by force, then only the man is to be put to death;

Darby Translation

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;

Julia Smith Translation

And if in the field the man shall find the betrothed maiden, and the man held fast upon her, and lay with her, and the man that lay with her died alone.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

"But if the man finds the young engaged woman in the field and the man overpowers her and {he has sex with her}, then the man only must die who lay with her.

Modern King James verseion

But if a man finds an engaged girl in the field, and the man forces her and lies with her, then only the man that lay with her shall die.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

New Heart English Bible

But if the man find the lady who is pledged to be married in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her; then the man only who lay with her shall die:

The Emphasized Bible

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

Webster

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

World English Bible

But if the man find the lady who is pledged to be married in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her; then the man only who lay with her shall die:

Youngs Literal Translation

'And if in a field the man find the damsel who is betrothed, and the man hath laid hold on her, and lain with her, then hath the man who hath lain with her died alone;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
But if a man
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

מצא 
Matsa' 
Usage: 455

ארשׂ 
'aras 
Usage: 11

נערה 
Na`arah 
Usage: 63

in the field
שׂדי שׂדה 
Sadeh 
Usage: 333

and the man
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

her, and lie
שׁכב 
Shakab 
Usage: 210

with her then the man
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

שׁכב 
Shakab 
Usage: 210

Context Readings

Detailed Stipulations: Purity And Unity

24 you must bring the two of them to the gate of that city and stone them to death, the young woman because she did not cry out though in the city and the man because he violated his neighbor's fianc?e; in this way you will purge evil from among you. 25 But if the man came across the engaged woman in the field and overpowered her and raped her, then only the rapist must die. 26 You must not do anything to the young woman -- she has done nothing deserving of death. This case is the same as when someone attacks another person and murders him,



Cross References

2 Samuel 13:14

But he refused to listen to her. He overpowered her and humiliated her by raping her.

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