The elders of that city shall take the man and chastise him.
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The elders of that city shall take the man and chastise him.
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And the elders of that city shall take that man and chastise him;
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And the elders of that city shall take the man and chastise him.
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Passages linked to Deuteronomy 22:18 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Exodus 18:21 Moreover you shall provide out of all the people able men which fear God: men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain 1. By the following mulct. Or,
Either,
1. By the following mulct. Or,
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2. By severe reproofs, which that word oft signifies. Or,
3. By stripes, as is expressed, Deu 25:2,3. Which is not strange, considering how precious a thing one’s good name is, of which he endeavoured to deprive his wife.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And they shall amerce him in an hundred shekels…
And they shall amerce him in an hundred shekels of silver,.... Which was about twelve pounds of our money; this was double the dowry he would have been obliged to have given her, if he had put her away; which he might have done with less trouble, and with a greater certainty of being rid of her; but being willing to save that expense, took this wicked method to accuse her falsely; and therefore is fined double that sum:
and give them unto the father of the damsel; as a sort of satisfaction or reparation for the scandal brought upon him and his family; if the damsel was fatherless, Maimonides (y) says, she was to have them herself:
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because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin in Israel: defamed her among her neighbours and acquaintance, or brought a false accusation against her in court; alleging she was not a virgin when he married her, when she was one, which was a very great injury to her character:
and she shall be his wife, he may not put her away all his days: and so he was disappointed in his view of getting rid of her, and obliged to retain her as his wife, though hated, and was not suffered to divorce her as long as he lived; which was permitted and connived at in other men, and which he might have done before, without bringing such a charge against her; all which must be very mortifying to him, as to be whipped, to pay a fine, keep his wife, and not allowed ever to divorce her.
(y) Hilchot Naarah Betulah, c. 3. sect. 1.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Beat him. Hebrew, "chastise." Septuagint may signify also, "reprimand…
Beat him. Hebrew, "chastise." Septuagint may signify also, "reprimand him." But (Haydock) Josephus says the husband was to receive 39 lashes; and Philo informs us that the woman might leave him, if she thought proper, though, if she were willing to stay, he had not the power to divorce her, ver. 19.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 18. chastise him] According to Josephus, IV. Antt. viii.…
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.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
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Moses continues speaking to the people of Israel.
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they must fine him
"they must make him pay as a punishment"
one hundred shekels
"100 shekels" (See: Biblical Money and Numbers)
give them to the father of the girl
"give the money to the father of the girl"
has caused a bad reputation for a virgin of Israel
The abstract noun "reputation" can be translated as a verb phrase. AT: "has caused people to think that a virgin of Israel is a bad person" (See: Abstract Nouns)
he may not send her away
"never allow him to divorce her"
during all his days
This is an idiom. AT: "for his entire life" (See: Idiom)
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punish
silver
virgin
Israel
day
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