◄ Deuteronomy 22:26 ►
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Good News Translation
nothing is to be done to the woman, because she has not committed a sin worthy of death. This case is the same as when one man attacks another man and murders him.

New Revised Standard Version
You shall do nothing to the young woman; the young woman has not committed an offense punishable by death, because this case is like that of someone who attacks and murders a neighbor.

Contemporary English Version
Do not punish the woman at all; she has done nothing wrong, and certainly nothing deserving death. This crime is like murder,

New American Bible
You shall do nothing to the young woman, since the young woman is not guilty of a capital offense. As when a man rises up against his neighbor and murders him, so in this case:

Douay-Rheims Bible
The damsel shall suffer nothing, neither is she guilty of death: for as a robber riseth against his brother, and taketh away his life, so also did the damsel suffer:

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

The damsel shall suffer nothing, neither is she guilty of death: for as a robber riseth against his brother, and taketh away his life, so also did the damsel suffer:

no sin

Deuteronomy 21:22 When a man hath committed a crime for which he is to be punished with death, and being condemned to die is hanged on a gibbet:

Context
Marriage Violations
…25But if a man find a damsel that is betrothed, in the field, and taking hold of her, lie with her, he alone shall die: 26The damsel shall suffer nothing, neither is she guilty of death: for as a robber riseth against his brother, and taketh away his life, so also did the damsel suffer:27She was alone in the field: she cried, and there was no man to help her.…
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:22
When a man hath committed a crime for which he is to be punished with death, and being condemned to die is hanged on a gibbet:

Deuteronomy 22:25
But if a man find a damsel that is betrothed, in the field, and taking hold of her, lie with her, he alone shall die:

Deuteronomy 22:27
She was alone in the field: she cried, and there was no man to help her.

Deuteronomy 22:25
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