Deuteronomy 22:26

Easy To Read Version

You must do nothing to the girl. She did nothing that deserves the punishment of death. This is like a person attacking his neighbor and killing him.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 21:22

“A person might be guilty of a sin that must be punished by death. After he is killed, people might hang his body on a tree.

Deuteronomy 22:25

“But if a man finds an engaged girl out in the field and forces her to have sexual relations with him, then only the man must die.

Deuteronomy 22:27

The man found the engaged girl out in the field. He attacked her. And maybe she called for help, but there was no one to help her. {So she must not be punished.}