Deuteronomy 22:28

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“If a man encounters a virgin who is not pledged in marriage, and he seizes her and lies with her, and they are discovered,”

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BSBPD

“If a man encounters a virgin who is not pledged in marriage, and he seizes her and lies with her, and they are discovered,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found;”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, that is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`When a man findeth a damsel, a virgin who is not betrothed, and hath caught her, and lain with her, and they have been found,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Deuteronomy 22:28 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 22:16If a man seduces a virgin who is not pledged in marriage and sleeps with her, he must pay the full dowry for her to be his wife.

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

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