Focused Passage

Deuteronomy 22:13-21

Covenant Order: Neighbor, Creation, and Sexual Holiness

The chapter moves from concrete acts of community care for neighbor and creature (vv. 1–8), through laws protecting created distinctions in the natural order (vv. 9–12), into a sustained legislation of sexual holiness, marital fidelity, and covenant purity (vv. 13–30), grounding neighbor-love and sexual ethics together in the covenant order Israel bears before God.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

13Suppose a man marries a woman, has relations with her, and comes to hate her,

14and he then accuses her of shameful conduct and gives her a bad name, saying, “I married this woman and had relations with her, but I discovered she was not a virgin.”

15Then the young woman’s father and mother shall bring the proof of her virginity to the city elders at the gate

16and say to the elders, “I gave my daughter in marriage to this man, but he has come to hate her.

17And now he has accused her of shameful conduct, saying, ‘I discovered that your daughter was not a virgin.’ But here is the proof of her virginity.” And they shall spread out the cloth before the city elders.

18Then the elders of that city shall take the man and punish him.

19They are also to fine him a hundred shekels of silver and give them to the young woman’s father, because this man has given a virgin of Israel a bad name. And she shall remain his wife; he must not divorce her as long as he lives.

20If, however, this accusation is true, and no proof of the young woman’s virginity can be found,

21she shall be brought to the door of her father’s house, and there the men of her city will stone her to death. For she has committed an outrage in Israel by being promiscuous in her father’s house. So you must purge the evil from among you.

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References and Original Words

Verse 13

Original words

Supposeכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctiona manאִ֖ישׁH376Noun - masculine singularmarriesיִקַּ֥חH3947Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singulara womanאִשָּׁ֑הH802Noun - feminine singularhas relations withוּבָ֥אH935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularherאֵלֶ֖יהָH413Preposition | third person feminine singularand comes to hate herוּשְׂנֵאָֽהּ׃H8130Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Verse 14

Original words

and he then accusesוְשָׂ֥םH7760Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularherלָהּ֙Preposition | third person feminine singularof shameful conductעֲלִילֹ֣תH5949Noun - feminine plural construct. . .דְּבָרִ֔יםH1697Noun - masculine pluraland gives herוְהוֹצִ֥יאH3318Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular. . .עָלֶ֖יהָH5921Preposition | third person feminine singulara badרָ֑עH7451Adjective - masculine singularnameשֵׁ֣םH8034Noun - masculine singularsayingוְאָמַ֗רH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerI marriedלָקַ֔חְתִּיH3947Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularthisהַזֹּאת֙H2063Article | Pronoun - feminine singularwomanהָאִשָּׁ֤הH802Article | Noun - feminine singularand had relations withוָאֶקְרַ֣בH7126Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularherאֵלֶ֔יהָH413Preposition | third person feminine singularbut I discoveredמָצָ֥אתִיH4672Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularshe was notוְלֹא־H3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlea virginבְּתוּלִֽים׃H1331Noun - masculine plural
Verse 15

Original words

Then the young woman’sהַנַּעַרH5291Article | Noun - feminine singularfatherאֲבִ֥יH1Noun - masculine singular constructand motherוְאִמָּ֑הּH517Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular-וְלָקַ֛חH3947Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularshall bringוְהוֹצִ֜יאוּH3318Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralthe proof of herהַנַּעַרH5291Article | Noun - feminine singularvirginityבְּתוּלֵ֧יH1331Noun - masculine plural construct-אֶת־H853Direct object markertoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe cityהָעִ֖ירH5892Article | Noun - feminine singulareldersזִקְנֵ֥יH2205Adjective - masculine plural constructat the gateהַשָּֽׁעְרָה׃H8179Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Verse 16

Original words

[and]הַנַּעַרH5291Article | Noun - feminine singular-אֲבִ֥יH1Noun - masculine singular constructsayוְאָמַ֛רH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֑יםH2205Article | Adjective - masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerI gaveנָתַ֜תִּיH5414Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularmy daughterבִּתִּ֗יH1323Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularin marriageלְאִשָּׁ֖הH802Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singularto thisהַזֶּ֛הH2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singularmanלָאִ֥ישׁH376Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularbut he has come to hate herוַיִּשְׂנָאֶֽהָ׃H8130Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Verse 17

Original words

And nowוְהִנֵּה־H2009Conjunctive waw | Interjectionheה֡וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularhas accused herשָׂם֩H7760Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularof shameful conductעֲלִילֹ֨תH5949Noun - feminine plural construct. . .דְּבָרִ֜יםH1697Noun - masculine pluralsayingלֵאמֹ֗רH559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructI discovered thatמָצָ֤אתִיH4672Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularyour daughterלְבִתְּךָ֙H1323Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularwas notלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlea virginבְּתוּלִ֔יםH1331Noun - masculine pluralBut here is the proofוְאֵ֖לֶּהH428Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - common pluralof [her]בִתִּ֑יH1323Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularvirginityבְּתוּלֵ֣יH1331Noun - masculine plural constructAnd they shall spread outוּפָֽרְשׂוּ֙H6566Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralthe clothהַשִּׂמְלָ֔הH8071Article | Noun - feminine singularbeforeלִפְנֵ֖יH6440Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructthe cityהָעִֽיר׃H5892Article | Noun - feminine singulareldersזִקְנֵ֥יH2205Adjective - masculine plural construct
Verse 18

Original words

Then the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יH2205Adjective - masculine plural constructof thatהַהִ֖ואH1931Article | Pronoun - third person feminine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markercityהָֽעִיר־H5892Article | Noun - feminine singularshall takeוְלָֽקְח֛וּH3947Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralthe manהָאִ֑ישׁH376Article | Noun - masculine singularand punish himוְיִסְּר֖וּH3256Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural-אֹתֽוֹ׃H853Direct object marker | third person masculine singular
Verse 19

Original words

They are also to fineוְעָנְשׁ֨וּH6064Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralhimאֹת֜וֹH853Direct object marker | third person masculine singulara hundred [shekels]מֵ֣אָהH3967Number - feminine singularof silverכֶ֗סֶףH3701Noun - masculine singularand give themוְנָתְנוּ֙H5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralto the young woman’sהַֽנַּעֲרָ֔הH5291Article | Noun - feminine singularfatherלַאֲבִ֣יH1Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructbecauseכִּ֤יH3588Conjunctionthis man has givenהוֹצִיא֙H3318Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singulara virginבְּתוּלַ֣תH1330Noun - feminine singular constructof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singulara badרָ֔עH7451Adjective - masculine singular. . .עַ֖לH5921Prepositionnameשֵׁ֣םH8034Noun - masculine singularAnd she shall remainתִהְיֶ֣הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularhisוְלֽוֹ־Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine singularwifeלְאִשָּׁ֔הH802Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singularhe must notלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particle. . .יוּכַ֥לH3201Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singulardivorce herלְשַּׁלְּחָ֖הּH7971Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singularasכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructlong as he livesיָמָֽיו׃סH3117Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular

BSB notes

  • 100 shekels is approximately 2.5 pounds or 1.1 kilograms of silver.
Verse 20

Original words

If, howeverוְאִם־H518Conjunctionthisהַזֶּ֑הH2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singularaccusationהַדָּבָ֖רH1697Article | Noun - masculine singularisהָיָ֔הH1961Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singulartrueאֱמֶ֣תH571Noun - feminine singularand noלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleproof of the young woman’sלַנַּעַר׃H5291Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singularvirginityבְתוּלִ֖יםH1331Noun - masculine pluralcan be foundנִמְצְא֥וּH4672Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural
Verse 21

Original words

[she]הַנַּעַרH5291Article | Noun - feminine singularshall be broughtוְהוֹצִ֨יאוּH3318Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markertoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe doorפֶּ֣תַחH6607Noun - masculine singular constructof her father’sאָבִ֗יהָH1Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularhouseבֵּית־H1004Noun - masculine singular constructand there the menאַנְשֵׁ֨יH582Noun - masculine plural constructof her cityעִירָ֤הּH5892Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singularwill stone herוּסְקָלוּהָ֩H5619Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | third person feminine singular. . .בָּאֲבָנִים֙H68Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine pluralto deathוָמֵ֔תָהH4191Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularForכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionshe has committedעָשְׂתָ֤הH6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularan outrageנְבָלָה֙H5039Noun - feminine singularin Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singularby being promiscuousלִזְנ֖וֹתH2181Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructin her father’sאָבִ֑יהָH1Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularhouseבֵּ֣יתH1004Noun - masculine singular constructSo you must purgeוּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥H1197Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularthe evilהָרָ֖עH7451Article | Adjective - masculine singularfrom among youמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃סH7130Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Here and in verse 24; cited in 1 Corinthians 5:13

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