King James Version

Deuteronomy 22:27

For he found her in the field, and the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her.

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כִּ֥יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “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…בַשָּׂדֶ֖הvasadehin fieldשָׂדֶהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in field”, the ordinary formH7704a field (as flat)country, field, ground, land, soil, [idiom] wild.מְצָאָ֑הּmetsaahcomeמָצָאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “come”, a completed actionH4672properly, 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)…צָעֲקָ֗הtsaaqahcall togetherצָעַקverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “call together”, a completed actionH6817to shriek; (by implication) to proclaim (an assembly)[idiom] at all, call together, cry (out), gather (selves) (together).הנערhnrthe damselנַעֲרָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the damsel”, the ordinary formH5291a girl (from infancy to adolescence)damsel, maid(-en), young (woman).הַֽנַּעֲרָה֙hanaarahthe damselנַעֲרָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the damsel”, the ordinary formH5291a girl (from infancy to adolescence)damsel, maid(-en), young (woman).הַמְאֹ֣רָשָׂ֔הhamorasahthe betrothאָרַשׂdefinite article, verb, pual, passive participle, absolute — “the betroth”, a verb used as a describing wordH781to engage for matrimonybetroth, espouse.וְאֵ֥יןveeynand elseאַיִןconjunction, particle, negative — “and else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).מוֹשִׁ֖יעַmoshiabe safeיָשַׁעverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “be safe”, a verb used as a describing wordH3467properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor[idiom] at all, avenging, defend, deliver(-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation, save(-iour), get victory.לָֽהּlahtoלָֽהּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For he found her in the field; the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her.

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American Standard Version (1901)

for he found her in the field, the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her.

Young’s Literal Translation

for in a field he found her, she hath cried — the damsel who is betrothed — and she hath no saviour.

World English Bible

for he found her in the field, the pledged to be married lady cried, and there was no one to save her.

Darby Translation

for he found her in the field, the betrothed damsel cried, and there was no one to save her.

Douay-Rheims

She was alone in the field: she cried, and there was no man to help her.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For he found her in the field; the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

because he found her in the field; the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to help her.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ὅτι ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ εὗρεν αὐτήν· ἐβόησεν ἡ νεᾶνις ἡ μεμνηστευμένη, καὶ οὐκ ἦν ὁ βοηθήσων αὐτῇ.