Deuteronomy 22:26

“But 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,”

Deuteronomy 22:26 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 22:26, word by word

But to the young womanנַּעֲרָהnaara

girl

An unmarried female of marrying age.

Where else “naara” appears
doתַעֲשֶׂהtaase

do

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

Where else “taase” appears
anythingדָבָרdavar

thing

A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.

Where else “davar” appears
sinחֵטְאchet

offense, sin

Offense, sin; its penalty.

Where else “chet” appears
deserving deathמָוֶתmavet

death

The end of life: when someone stops breathing and returns to dust.

Where else “mavet” appears
when a manאִישׁish

each

Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.

Where else “ish” appears
risesיָקוּםyakum

rise against

To rise against someone to attack or confront him.

Where else “yakum” appears
his neighborרֵעֵree

neighbor

The person living near, anyone one deals with.

Where else “ree” appears
and murdersרְצָחretsach

murder

To take someone's life unjustly.

Where else “retsach” appears
himנֶפֶשׁnefesh

person

Someone as a whole; "my soul" can simply mean me.

Where else “nefesh” appears

The context

25But 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.

26 · This verse (above)

27because he found her in the field; the engaged young woman cried out, but there was no one to save her.

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