Deuteronomy 22:23

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“If there is a virgin pledged in marriage to a man, and another man encounters her in the city and sleeps with her,”

What this verse means

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BSBPD

“If there is a virgin pledged in marriage to a man, and another man encounters her in the city and sleeps with her,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“If there be a damsel that is a virgin betrothed unto a husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`When there is a damsel, a virgin, betrothed to a man, and a man hath found her in a city, and lain with her;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Deuteronomy 22:23 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 20:7Has any man become pledged to a woman and not married her? Let him return home, or he may die in battle and another man marry her.”
  2. Matthew 1:18This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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