Bible Commentary

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 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 22:26”

But if a man find a betrothed damsel in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her: then the man only that lay with her shall die: 25. But if in the field the man find, etc.] So the emphatic Heb. order. Field here in its wider and probably earlier sense, of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 22:25”

Then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die; the damsel, because she cried not, [being] in the city; and the man, because he hath humbled his neighbor’s wife: so thou shalt put away evil from among you. 24. bring them … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 22:24”

If a damsel [that is] a virgin be betrothed unto a husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her; 23. betrothed ] see on Deu 20:7. in the city ] Cp. Deu 22:24. In the city she would have been heard had she cried, but as she did not she … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 22:23”

If a man be found lying with a woman married to a husband, then they shall both of them die, [both] the man that lay with the woman, and the woman: so shalt thou put away evil from Israel. 22. Of Adultery. Both guilty parties shall die; so H, Lev 20:10. By inference from Deu … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 22:22”

Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father’s house: so shalt thou put evil away from among you. 21. the door … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 22:21”

But if this thing be true, [and the tokens of] virginity be not found for the damsel: 20. But if this charge be true, etc.] If the physical signs were alone relied on a miscarriage of justice was possible. Other evidence, however, may have been forthcoming. Indeed it is possible that the clause, the tokens, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 22:20”

And they shall amerce him in a hundred [shekels] of silver, and give [them] unto the father of the damsel, because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Israel: and she shall be his wife; he may not put her away all his days. 19. amerce ] Or fine, also in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 22:19”

And the elders of that city shall take that man and chastise him; 18. chastise him ] According to Josephus, IV. Antt. viii. 23, he received 39 stripes; see on Deu 25:3. But the vb probably means merely to rebuke, cp. Deu 21:18. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Either, 1. By the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 22:18”

And, lo, he hath given occasions of speech [against her], saying, I found not thy daughter a maid; and yet these [are the tokens of] my daughter’s virginity. And they shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city. 17. to her charge ] So Sam. LXX; omitted by Heb. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 22:17”