Deuteronomy 22:21

“then they shall bring out the young woman to the door of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones so that she dies, because she has done a disgraceful thing in Israel by prostituting herself in her father’s house. So you shall remove the evil from among you.”

Deuteronomy 22:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 22:21, word by word

then they shall bring outהוֹצִיאוּhotsiu

bring out

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

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the young womanנַּעֲרָהnaara

girl

An unmarried female of marrying age.

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the doorפֶּתַחpetach

entrance, door

Entrance, doorway, door, opening.

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of her father’sאָבִיavi

father

The man who begets a child and heads his household.

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houseבֵּיתbet

household

The family, everyone living under one roof.

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and the menאַנְשֵׁיanshe

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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of her cityעִירָira

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

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shall stone herסְקָלוּsekalu

stone

To pelt someone with rocks, or kill them so.

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with stonesאֲבָנִיםavanim

stone

A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.

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so that she diesמֵתָהmeta

die

To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.

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she has doneעָשְׂתָהasta

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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a disgraceful thingנְבָלָהnevala

outrage, folly

Outrage, disgraceful folly: a shameful act that gravely offends the whole community.

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in 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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by prostituting herselfזְנוֹתzenot

prostitute oneself

To give one's body to others outside marriage, often for pay; the woman who does so.

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So you shall removeבִעַרְתָּviarta

sweep away

To wipe out completely: "purge the evil".

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the evilרָעra

evil

What is evil, the opposite of good.

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from among youקִּרְבֶּkirbe

midst

In the midst of: "among the people".

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The context

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

21 · This verse (above)

22If a man is found lying with a woman married to a husband, then both of them shall die, the man who lay with the woman, and the woman. So you shall remove the evil from Israel.

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