Deuteronomy 22:19

“and they shall fine him a hundred shekels of silver and give them to the father of the young woman, because he has brought out a bad name against a virgin of Israel, and she shall be his wife; he may not send her away all his days.”

Deuteronomy 22:19 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 22:19, word by word

and they shall fineעָנְשׁוּanshu

fine

Fine: punish by making someone pay an amount.

Where else “anshu” appears
a hundred shekels of silverמֵאָהmea

hundred

The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.

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a hundred shekels of silverכֶסֶףchesef

money

What is paid and received in exchange, weighed out in silver.

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and give themנָתְנוּnatnu

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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to the fatherאֲבִיavi

father

The man who begets a child and heads his household.

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of the young womanנַּעֲרָהnaara

girl

An unmarried female of marrying age.

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he has brought outהוֹצִיאhotsi

bring out

To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".

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a badרָעra

bad

Poor in quality, unpleasant to look at, or downcast.

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nameשֵׁםshem

name

The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.

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a virginבְּתוּלַתbetulat

virgin

Young woman not yet married; virgin.

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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and she shall beתִהְיֶהtihye

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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wifeאִשָּׁהisha

wife

Literally "his woman": the one married to him.

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he may notיוּכַלyuchal

be able

To have the strength, the permission or the opportunity to do something.

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send her awayשַּׁלְּחָshalach

send away

To send away, or divorce one's wife.

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his daysיָמָיyamay

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

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The context

18And the elders of that city shall take the man and discipline him,

19 · This verse (above)

20But if this thing is true, and virginity was not found in the young woman,

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