Deuteronomy 22:29

“then the man who lay with her shall give to the father of the young woman fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife, because he humiliated her; he may not send her away all his days.”

Deuteronomy 22:29 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 22:29, word by word

then the manאִישׁish

man

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

Where else “ish” appears
who layשֹּׁכֵבshochev

lie with

To lie with someone, have relations.

Where else “shochev” appears
shall giveנָתַןnatan

give

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

Where else “natan” appears
to the fatherאֲבִיavi

father

The man who begets a child and heads his household.

Where else “avi” appears
of the young womanנַּעֲרָהnaara

girl

An unmarried female of marrying age.

Where else “naara” appears
fifty shekels ofחֲמִשִּׁיםchamishim

fifty

Fifty.

Where else “chamishim” appears
silverכָּסֶףkasef

money

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

Where else “kasef” appears
and she shall beתִהְיֶהtihye

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “tihye” appears
wifeאִשָּׁהisha

wife

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

Where else “isha” appears
he humiliated herעִנָּina

humble

To humble, or humble oneself; to fast.

Where else “ina” appears
he may notיוּכַלyuchal

be able

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

Where else “yuchal” appears
send her awayשַׁלְּחָshalach

send away

To send away, or divorce one's wife.

Where else “shalach” appears
his daysיָמָיyamay

time

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

Where else “yamay” appears

The context

28If a man finds a young woman, a virgin who is not engaged, and seizes her and lies with her, and they are found,

29 · This verse (above)

30A man shall not take his father’s wife, and he shall not uncover the edge of his father’s garment.

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