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Deuteronomy 22:23

If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;

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כִּ֤יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…יִהְיֶה֙yihyehbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.נערnrdamselנַעֲרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “damsel”, the ordinary formH5291a girl (from infancy to adolescence)damsel, maid(-en), young (woman).נַעֲרָ֣הnaarahdamselנַעֲרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “damsel”, the ordinary formH5291a girl (from infancy to adolescence)damsel, maid(-en), young (woman).בְתוּלָ֔הvetulahvirginבְּתוּלָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “virgin”, the ordinary formH1330a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or statemaid, virgin.מְאֹרָשָׂ֖הmeorasahbetrothאָרַשׂverb, pual, passive participle, absolute — “betroth”, a verb used as a describing wordH781to engage for matrimonybetroth, espouse.לְאִ֑ישׁleishto a certainאִישׁpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…וּמְצָאָ֥הּumetsaahand comeמָצָאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and come”, a completed action in a sequenceH4672properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present[phrase] be able, befall, being, catch, [idiom] certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), [idiom] have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with)…אִ֛ישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…בָּעִ֖ירbairin cityעִירpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in city”, the ordinary formH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.וְשָׁכַ֥בveshakhavand lieשָׁכַבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and lie”, a completed action in a sequenceH7901to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)[idiom] at all, cast down, (lover-)lay (self) (down), (make to) lie (down, down to sleep, still with), lodge, ravish, take rest, sleep, stay.עִמָּֽהּimahwithעִםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

If there be a damsel that is a virgin betrothed unto a man, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;

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American Standard Version (1901)

If there be a damsel that is a virgin betrothed unto a husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;

Young’s Literal Translation

'When there is a damsel, a virgin, betrothed to a man, and a man hath found her in a city, and lain with her;

World English Bible

If there is a young lady who is a virgin pledged to be married to a husband, and a man finds her in the city, and lies with her,

Darby Translation

If a damsel, a virgin, be betrothed to some one, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her,

Douay-Rheims

If a man have espoused a damsel that is a virgin, and some one find her in the city, and lie with her,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

If there be a damsel that is a virgin betrothed unto a man, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And if there be a young damsel espoused to a man, and a man should have found her in the city and have lain with her;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐὰν δὲ γένηται παῖς παρθένος μεμνηστευμένη ἀνδρί, καὶ εὑρὼν αὐτὴν ἄνθρωπος ἐν πόλει κοιμηθῇ μετʼ αὐτῆς,

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John 8:5 John 8:5 · King James VersionNow Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?John 8:5 · King James VersionOpen the Source
Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?

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