Deuteronomy 22:25

“But if in the field the man finds the young woman who is engaged, and the man seizes her and lies with her, then only the man who lay with her shall die.”

Deuteronomy 22:25 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 22:25, word by word

in the fieldשָּׂדֶהsade

field

The open country: "the beasts of the field".

Where else “sade” appears
the manאִישׁish

man

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

Where else “ish” appears
findsיִמְצָאyimtsa

find

To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.

Where else “yimtsa” appears
the young womanנַּעֲרָהnaara

girl

An unmarried female of marrying age.

Where else “naara” appears
who is engagedמְאֹרָשָׂהmeorasa

betroth

Betroth: a firm agreement made before the wedding.

Where else “meorasa” appears
seizesהֶחֱזִיקhechezik

seize

To take hold of something or someone and not let go.

Where else “hechezik” appears
and liesשָׁכַבshachav

lie with

To lie with someone, have relations.

Where else “shachav” appears
then onlyבַדּvad

alone

One thing alone, set apart from the rest; also the expression 'besides'.

Where else “vad” appears
shall dieמֵתmet

die

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

Where else “met” appears

The context

24then you shall bring out both of them to the gate of that city and stone them with stones so that they die: the young woman because she did not cry out in the city, and the man because he humiliated his neighbor’s wife. So you shall remove the evil from among you.

25 · This verse (above)

26But to the young woman you shall not do anything; the young woman has no sin deserving death, for as when a man rises against his neighbor and murders him, so is this case,

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