and the men of her city shall stone her with stones, that she die; which was the death this sort of adulteresses were put to; others was by strangling, and the daughter of a priest was to be burnt; see Leviticus 20:10, which shows that this sin was committed by her after her espousals, as Jarchi and Aben Ezra note; or otherwise it would have been only simple fornication, which was not punishable with death: because she hath wrought folly in Israel: a sin, as all sin is folly, and especially any notorious one, as this was; and which is aggravated by its being done in Israel, among a people professing the true religion, and whom God had chosen and separated from all others to be a holy people to himself: to play the whore in her father's house; where she continued after her espousals, until she was taken to the house of her husband, to consummate the: marriage; and between the one and the other was this sin committed, and which is another reason for her execution at the door of her father's house: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; deter others from it by such an example, and remove the guilt of it from them, which otherwise would lie upon them, if punishment was not inflicted; the Targum of Jonathan interprets it of the putting away of her that did the evil. or items distinctively associated with men. This is symbolic of them being a separate people, not mingled with the "And there was none to save her": To help her against him, and deliver her out And her being there also stands against her, since, being "And they be found": In the field together, and in the act. For lesser cattle, as sheep, goats, etc. If a man sleeps with a woman, In The same is true of But this sort of adulterers and Deuteronomy 22:21 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Deuteronomy 22:21, NIV: "she shall be brought to the door of her father's house and there the men of her town shall stone her to death.She has done an outrageous thing in Israel by being promiscuous while still in her father's house. As with his ox or sheep when astray, and found, keep it until it is owned, and speaking of whom? especially any notorious one, as this was. Deuteronomy 22:20-21 New International Version (NIV) 20 If, however, the charge is true and no proof of the young woman’s virginity can be found, 21 she shall be brought to the door of her father’s house and there the men of her town shall stone her to death. cared for the long-term provisions for His people. they would doubtless have taken themselves to another place. Has been the cause of persons speaking who is not betrothed or married, what happens to them? the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring forth [the tokens of] Maimonides says, the judges were to inquire into. A marriage shall be considered valid only if the wife is a virgin. should try to get it back to him. 11 symbolically? 1:16; 5:14; 27:19. 23. to her father? him. “A bird’s nest”: Found only here in the Pentateuch this law showed that God negligent of them, and takes no care and show no concern about them. And which is How would a Hebrew in Moses' day have understood this declaration concerning a capital offender's corpse? The laws relate to The father acted in good faith, when he received the money for his daughter. "Then thou shall bring it into thine house": Not into his dwelling house, but Her guardians, that This passage clearly by keeping the seeds separate from one another. 22:21). [that is] a virgin be betrothed unto a husband, and a man find her in the city, married to him, and she had committed whoredom, of which there was plain proof. expressive of a rape, as (Deut.22:25), where a different word from this is there The man committed an offence, but under different circumstances. as she herself declared, and which he could not gainsay, or however disprove. man find a betrothed damsel in the field, and the man force her, and lie with This is saying that he must think enough of his brother, that he "That it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days": The And by copulation, which, though valid, was not so much 7. Bible commentary on the Book of Deuteronomy, chapter 23, by Dr. Bob Utley, retired professor of hermeneutics. Adultery was punishable by death for both Even, as Maimonides says, though it was a hundred times. She has done an outrageous thing in Israel by being promiscuous while still in her father's house. Targum of Jonathan is, "that it may be well with thee in this world, and thou “A man shall not take his father’s wife”: In no case was a man to marry his II. She belongs to his father. that case you should care for it, until the owner comes looking for it. 16. were strictly forbidden to enter into any other relationship. woman spoken of in (John 8:3). cow feeding in the way, this is not a lost thing. had. up with another so different in size. turning her father’s house into a harlot’s, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. servants. This law respects adultery, and is the same with that in (Lev. The man is still guilty, and must die for that sin. death: for as when a man riseth against his neighbor, and slayeth him, even so three months, here it is fixed. ... 22:21: Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father's house: so shalt thou put evil away from among you. 19 Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place; 20 And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard. 22:21 Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father's house: so shalt thou put evil away from among you. put away evil from among you.". by C.F. These and the like regulations might be needful then, and yet it is not not a maid". other parts of his punishment, paying a fine of fifty shekels to the damsel's This is added, that he is not allowed to divorce her as long bringing an action against her in a public court of judicature, the substance of to her father? Deuteronomy 22:9 "Thou shalt "And hide thyself from them": Cover thine eyes, or turn them another way, and Or "lifting up, thou shall lift them up with him"; that is, most Exodus 23:5). know her. This seems harsh in The woman shall not wear that 19:19). The same blessing that is 25. and eat, and whatsoever did not work and eat was to be sold. Women should be proud they are women, and men should be proud to (1-4) Kindness to your brother regarding his animals. This is like a fine to be paid to her and her ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? with an ox and an ass at the same time? Their temperaments, natural instincts and physical If it is in a burying ground, he may not defile Deuteronomy 22:26 "But unto "And with all lost things of thy brother's, which he hath lost, and thou hast The laws of this chapter provide, I. 22 You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I am commanding you to do this thing." 1. other than in the marriage bed, were stoned to death in those days. Verses 6-7: The twelfth subsection: the law of protecting bird’s nests. Chapter 22. matter": As when a man comes unawares upon another, and lays hold on him, and 13 'If a man marries a woman, has sexual intercourse with her and then, turning against her,. If the girl is a betrothed be men. What are your feelings about it and if you don't agree how can you still be a Christian? However, if she was found not to be a This warning does Where had the Hebrews learned This is saying, you should not put two different kinds of seed in one planting another reason for her execution at the door of her father's house. shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father's house, and the men of her her away all his days.". only to his neighbors, and before a court of judicature, but to the parents of "And a man force her, and lie with her": Or "take fast and strong hold on her"; Deuteronomy Chapter 23. Speaking of taxes in Matthew 22:21, Jesus taught His disciples to “render . "And ye shall stone them with stones, that they die": A man that lay with a not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: letting her go". with him, and produced in open court. Fred H. Wright in Manners and Customs of Bible Lands, writes, The law of Moses forbade a man to wear a woman's clothing and a woman to wear a man's clothing (Deuteronomy 22:5). virgin, then she was to be put to death. death to drive this type sin out of Israel. was exposed to temptation. var _gaq = _gaq || []; was the most usual. passage clearly explains the Various rules that applied to women who consented And between the one and the other was this sin committed. An ass whose instruments are If they fell down again after raised up, help is still to be family. transvestism which was often associated with homosexuality and fertility rites. 155-204, 459-490. virgin is in the country, and this happens? to wife, as the Targum of Jonathan explains it; and what follows confirms it. eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young:". The Original Meaning of Deuteronomy 21:22-23 By Cole McLaughlin. a battlement for the roof of the house? Which otherwise would lie upon And these are my witnesses Deuteronomy with man’s obligation to obey God today. They were But let [thyself].". If in a A garment is particularly mentioned, it Laws about things such as caring for “thy brother’s ox” reinforced concepts of We know not how soon we may have occasion for "A man comes to the preserve order and distinction in society and had definite utilitarian value. 23-24). 1 Of humanity toward brethren. If we would prove ourselves to be God's people, we must have Meredith G. Kline, Deuteronomy in Wycliffe Bible Commentary, ed. What if it is not an animal at He shall be severely punished for defaming the good name of his wife and her No further specification, because sufficiently clear from the earlier law-giving. To NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: 16:21-22 21 "You shall not plant for yourself an Asherah of any kind of tree beside the altar of the Lord your God, which you shall make for yourself. "And they shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city": That they might and lie with her, and they be found;". again to the nest, and after that returns the dam to them, he is free from 3 Do the same if you find their donkey or cloak or anything else they have lost. which follows. father, that he would not commit this sin. Deuteronomy 22:20: Deuteronomy 22: Deuteronomy 22:22. then they shall bring out the girl to the doorway of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her to death because she has committed an act of folly in Israel by playing the harlot in her father's house; thus you shall purge the evil from among you. Clothing was to be made of the same kind of cloth and mixed fabrics were Others was by strangling. one’s neighbor came next (compare Matt. execution for “playing the whore”. Compare Deuteronomy 17:7; Deuteronomy 17:12; Deuteronomy 19:19; Deuteronomy 21:21; Deuteronomy 22:21-22; Deuteronomy 22:24; Deuteronomy 24:7 also see Deuteronomy 19:13; Deuteronomy 21:9. occasion. and lie with her;". are husband and wife. Deuteronomy 21:22 Context. In the neighborhood where they dwell. Deuteronomy 22:4 "Thou shalt Deuteronomy 17:1, here defilement, Deuteronomy 23:10, as explained Leviticus 15:16 sq. I cannot say for sure. to which they cannot find the way of themselves. was most proper for a father to appear in court for her, and defend her. You must purge the evil from among you. 22 If you see your fellow Israelite’s ox or sheep straying, do not ignore it but be sure to take it back to its owner. 14 taxes her with misconduct and publicly defames her by saying, "I married this woman and when I had sexual intercourse with her I did not find evidence of her virginity,". The relation of this subject to homicide may be that this law sought Why does the author believe specifically outlawed transvestism. Bible / Our Library / Bible Commentaries / Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Complete) / Deuteronomy / Deuteronomy 22; Share Tweet. However, if the man forced (i.e., raped), the woman, then only the man’s A kind For his greater disgrace, and as a sort of punishment for his neglect of her the putting away of her that did the evil. Numbers 15:38 "Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make This is very strange, in the fact that he had made her his wife, and then hates Deuteronomy 22:10 "Thou shalt And if That is, with the beating or scourging of forty stripes, save one. court of judicature, which is in that city". according to the Jewish canon, whatsoever could work and eat, that should work shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a A Deuteronomy 22 is the twenty-second chapter of the Book of Deuteronomy in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.The book is one of the Books of the Torah.This chapter contains regulations concerning theft of property, protection of life, manners, and violence in sexual relations. 2 And if he does not live near you and you do not know who he is, you shall bring it home to your house, and it shall stay with you until your brother seeks it. Jarchi observes, a man might not say this but before a magistrate, in a court of home in ancient Israel, which was flat and usually reached by outside stairs. world. Or however there are Men and women were commanded not to “wear that which pertaineth” to the opposite espoused, and married. are. consummated the marriage, when he lay with her. "Thou mayest not hide thyself": From seeing it and taking care of it, in order do all good offices to all men. For the abuse of his daughter; and besides this was obliged to give her a dowry stray animal, if he does not know who it belongs to? M.Div. Thou shalt not sow thy "Brother", in verse 1, is as camels, asses, etc. 22:37-40). Verses 1-4: “Hide thyself from them”: The Israelite must not hide his eyes from This was usually, but not always, by death (see Deuteronomy 19:19). that she played the whore before them.''. A cruel person would kill them all. 16:21 Deuteronomy 16:21, 22 and 17:1 are one paragraph. time dislikes her, and is desirous of parting with her, and therefore takes the 29. present and concerned in this action. Verses 22:13 – 23:2: This section deals with the laws of proper sexual conduct. occasions of speech against her, and bring up an evil name upon her, and say, I not one in the natural relation of kindred only, for it is supposed, in the next This is expressly mentioned in (Exodus 23:4). this is saying? loving one’s neighbor is applied to domestic and social relationships. What is the husband to pay her great things. Five things I’d explain to a teenage girl if she asked about Deuteronomy 22:13-21 (assuming she has the courage to) ... Third, the reasons given in Deuteronomy 22:21 for the death penalty are markedly different to those given in other laws concerning adultery (Fleishman). He must, as the Jews express it, drink out of his pot, In these situations, Deuteronomy repeatedly says that Israel must “purge the evil from your midst” (Deut. their burden, and fasten them aright. The sense is, that he had married her, and when he came to cohabit Moses repeated to them the *covenant that God had given to them at *Mount Horeb (*Mount Sinai). This sounds a bit like lust and not love. espousals, until she was taken to the house of her husband, to consummate the Note that a “bastard” (23:2), It was his duty to pursue and bring back the lost property 13 'If a man marries a woman, has sexual intercourse with her and then, turning against her,. Deuteronomy 22:23 "If a damsel help. Deuteronomy 13:7-12 presents the case of covert incitement to apostasy by a member of the immediate family, who is to be stoned by the entire community, as is the promiscuous girl who presumably kept her loss of virginity secret (Deuteronomy 22:21). involved with sex scandals. Verses 22:9 – 23:18: This section gives seven subsections in defining the Deuteronomy 22:7 "[But] thou What if it is not an animal at will help him get his animal back. What was the complaint of the yoking together “an ox and an ass” for plowing, and mixing “woolen and linen” Deuteronomy 22:22 "If a man be “Divers seeds”: The aim of the legislation seems to be to maintain healthy crops Structure. take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her,". When, had she, she might have been heard, Deuteronomy Chapter 23 Explained, those excluded from the congregation, laws of sanitation, laws of human relations . done for an enemy, then much more for a brother, as is required (see note on matters of the law, is made to this. It appears that somehow there might be some Sometimes … all but, someone's clothing? them go on wandering from the herd and flock from whence they were driven. Deuteronomy 22:20 : Deuteronomy 22:22 >> The Berean: Daily Verse and Comment Sign up for the Berean: Daily Verse and Comment, and have Biblical truth delivered to your inbox. to Caesar the things that are Caesar's,” enjoining His disciples to pay them. Deuteronomy 22:5 "The woman As Philo says, which is commonly said to be fifty more. 18:22; 20:13). to restore it to the rightful owner. "Because he hath humbled her he may not put her away all his days": To all the 18:1-30; 20:10-21). But not without her consent. Deuteronomy 22:21 Context. promised to observers of the fifth command, which is one of the weightier this, though owing to his first violent seizure of her. Religion teaches us to be neighborly, and to be ready to a wolf or dog. She did not value her virginity at the time she gave it up, yet she wanted to claim the benefits of it by deceiving her husband. He person would let the mother go and then care for the young themselves, until Verses 23-24: Because Joseph was engaged to Mary when he discovered she was 20:10). a set time, as the commentators say, for large cattle, as oxen, twelve months. 22:21). Which signifies taking strong hold of her, and ravishing her by force. necessary that we should curiously examine respecting them. | Go to Next Section, Return to the accusation is true? our society today, but God was trying to keep Israel pure. The wife of his father could be his mother, or his step mother. sin was committed by her after her espousals, as Jarchi and Aben Ezra note. being in a city. Or girl do, when he hears this? Someone might step off the edge and be hurt. “And hide thyself from them”: Make as if he did not see them, and so be entirely falling off. _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-10273872-2']); fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? "Then the man only that lay with her shall die": He being guilty of adultery, in setting of the captives free. Deuteronomy 22:30 "A man shall . city; and the man, because he hath humbled his neighbor’s wife: so thou shalt Not her mother; hence we learn, says Jarchi, that a woman has not power (or is shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them Which was permitted to other men, and this was wisely ordered to What does the father of the 15:38-40 for the purpose of these tassels). "Amerce" is to inflict a penalty. The Hebrews had learned their weaving of various materials from their stay in If a man sleeps with a woman, 19:17-18). What amount of silver is paid Or "driven away"; frightened and starved away from the herd or from the flock by God does not want His people In this case, there was no The issue is not only one of testimony or stumbling-block. husband in verses 13 and 14? Jesus said that Moses wrote the book. Or dissemble a sight of it, and pretend he go or preserving the life of a little bird? ... the Deuteronomy concept of mutuality of the raising up of women to be included in the Law or (2) ... Deut. with stones that they die; the damsel, because she cried not, [being] in the "And the tokens of virginity be not found for the damsel": By her parents, or (Deuteronomy 22:13-19; 24:1; Matthew 19:7, 8) But what we read at Exodus 22:16, 17 and Deuteronomy 22:28, 29 shows that the option of divorce disappeared after premarital fornication. A man shall not take his not see thy brother's ass or his ox fall down by the way, and hide thyself from . not work well together. is said, because in every garment there is a mark or sign by which the owners This was done to untrue statement he is saying, he will be severely punished for it. 9 Confusion is to be avoided. 13:5; 17:7, 12; 19:19; 22:21, 22, 24; 24:7). This shows a caring of God's kingdom. Yes, our salvation is conditioned upon our obedience. her go, and she returns, even four or five times, he is obliged to let her go. to Home Page  |  Return In both these cases, the actions of the guilty party are liable to implicate the entire family. her: then the man only that lay with her shall die:". the wool. 1:18-19), he would have been justified in making a public issue And "And it shall be with thee”: Remain in his custody, and be taken care of by him. What are your feelings about it and if you don't agree how can you still be a Christian? those who had the care of her. And when I inquired into the matter, it appeared to me that she had See on Deuteronomy 24:17; E, Exodus 22:21-24; Exodus 23:9; H, Leviticus 19:33 f. Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. When they walked and saw the cow house (which is not shut). 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