Deuteronomy 22:26

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Do nothing to the young woman, because she has committed no sin worthy of death. This case is just like one in which a man attacks his neighbor and murders him.”

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BSBPD

“Do nothing to the young woman, because she has committed no sin worthy of death. This case is just like one in which a man attacks his neighbor and murders him.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and to the damsel thou dost not do anything, the damsel hath no deadly sin; for as a man riseth against his neighbour and hath murdered him--the life, so <FI>is<Fi> this thing;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Deuteronomy 22:26 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 21:22If a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is executed, and you hang his body on a tree,

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