but to the lady you shall do nothing. There is in the lady no sin worthy of death; for as when a man rises against his neighbor and kills him, even so is this matter;
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but to the lady you shall do nothing. There is in the lady no sin worthy of death; for as when a man rises against his neighbor and kills him, even so is this matter;
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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 is this matter:
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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 is this matter.
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Passages linked to Deuteronomy 22:26 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Deuteronomy 21:22 If a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree,
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Meaning, that the innocent cannot be punished.
Meaning, that the innocent cannot be punished.
Or, no sin worthy of death.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Not an act of choice, but of force and…
Not an act of choice, but of force and constraint.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain For he found her in the field,.... Which is…
For he found her in the field,.... Which is a circumstance in her favour, from which it might he presumed that she was forced, and did not consent; for had the sin been committed by agreement, they would doubtless have betook themselves to another place: and the betrothed damsel cried as it might be concluded from the above circumstance she did, and as she herself declared, and which he could not gainsay, or however disprove:
and there was none to save her; to help her against him, and deliver her out of his hands.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Even so - Not an act of choice, but…
Even so - Not an act of choice, but of force and constraint.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 26. thou shalt do nothing] Sam. LXX, ye shall,…
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.
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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.
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