Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 22:26
But unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing; [there is] in the damsel no sin [worthy] of death: for as when a man riseth against his neighbor, and slayeth him, even so [is] this matter:
26. thou shalt do nothing ] Sam. LXX, ye shall, Pl. as in Deu 22:24.
no sin worthy of death ] See introd. to Deu 22:13-30.
riseth against and slayeth him ] Deu 19:11, but here Heb., using a stronger vb, unnecessarily adds life from Deu 19:6; Deu 19:11.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Not an act of choice, but of force and constraint.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
But unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing,…. Neither fine her, nor beat her, and much less punish her with death:
there is in the damsel no sin worthy of death; because what was done to her was done without her will and consent, and was what she was forced to submit unto; but the Targum of Jonathan adds, that the man to whom she was betrothed might dismiss her from himself by a bill of divorce:
for as when a man riseth against his neighbour, and slayeth him, even so is this matter; as when a man comes unawares upon another, and lays hold on him, and kills him, being stronger than he, and none to help; so is the case of a woman laid hold on by a man in a field, and ravished by him, where no help could be had; and depriving a woman of her chastity is like taking away a man’s life; from this passage Maimonides c concludes, that impurities, incests, and adulteries, are equal to murder, to capital cases relating to life and death.
c Hilchot Yesode Hattorah, c. 5. sect. 10.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Ver. 26. As when a man riseth against his neighbour, &c. Chastity, say Grotius and Louis de Dieu, is as valuable as life: hence, the depriving another of life in its defence, has been deemed just by the most sensible nations. See Seneca de Beneficiis, lib. 1: cap. 11 and Paulus, Sentent. 5: tit. 23.
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
as = according as.
him = his soul. Hebrew. nephesh (App-13).
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
no sin: Deu 21:22
Reciprocal: 2Sa 14:6 – and they two Rom 7:24 – who
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
22:26 But unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing; [there is] in the damsel no sin [worthy] of death: for as when a man riseth against his neighbour, and slayeth him, even so {k} [is] this matter:
(k) Meaning, that the innocent cannot be punished.