Deuteronomy 22:25-28 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:13-30

These laws relate to the seventh commandment, laying a restraint by laying a penalty upon those fleshly lusts which war against the soul. I. If a man, lusting after another woman, to get rid of his wife slander her and falsely accuse her, as not having the virginity she pretended to when he married her, upon the disproof of his slander he must be punished, Deut. 22:13-19. What the meaning of that evidence is by which the husband's accusation was to be proved false the learned are not agreed,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:25

But if a man find a betrothed damsel in the field ,.... Alone, and where she might cry out, and none hear, nor were any to help her: and a man force her, and lie with her ; or "take fast and strong hold on her" F2 והחזיק בה "et apprehenderit (in) eam", Pagninus, Montanus; "et apprehendens eam", Piscator. ; so that she is not able to get out of his hands, and make her escape, he being stronger than she, and so commits a rape upon her: then the man only that lay with her shall... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:26

But unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing ,.... Neither fine her, nor beat her, and much less punish her with death: there is in the damsel no sin worthy of death ; because what was done to her was done without her will and consent, and was what she was forced to submit unto; but the Targum of Jonathan adds, that the man to whom she was betrothed might dismiss her from himself by a bill of divorce: for as when a man riseth against his neighbour, and slayeth him, even so is this matter... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:27

For he found her in the field ,.... Which is a circumstance in her favour, from which it might he presumed that she was forced, and did not consent; for had the sin been committed by agreement, they would doubtless have betook themselves to another place: and the betrothed damsel cried as it might be concluded from the above circumstance she did, and as she herself declared, and which he could not gainsay, or however disprove: and there was none to save her ; to help her against him, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:28

If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, which is not betrothed ,.... That is, meets with one in a field, which is not espoused to a man; and the man is supposed to be an unmarried man, as appears by what follows: and lay hold on her, and lie with her , she yielding to it, and so is not expressive of a rape, as Deuteronomy 22:25 where a different word from this is there used; which signifies taking strong hold of her, and ravishing her by force; yet this, though owing to his first... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 22:25

And the man force her - A rape also, by these ancient institutions, was punished with death, because a woman's honor was considered equally as precious as her life; therefore the same punishment was inflicted on the ravisher as upon the murderer. This offense is considered in the same point of view in the British laws, and by them also it is punished with death. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:1-30

Divine care for sexual honor. In these, as in so many of the precepts of this book, we find civil precepts invested with religious sanctions. Nothing is more important for the honorable maintenance of social life, than that both men and women should honor each other's sex as well as their own. Those that do otherwise are an abomination to the Lord their God. There are five or six different cases supposed in the verses referred to at the heading of this Homily: Such sins would have been... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:13-29

The laws in this section have the design of fostering purity and fidelity in the relation of the sexes, and also of protecting the female against the malice of sated lust and the violence of brutal lust. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:13-30

Chastity. The Mosaic Law is strict and stern in its requirement of purity in all that pertains to the marriage relation. Its strictness, however, is united with a fine sense of justice, and its shield is, as usual, extended for the protection of the innocent. I. THE DEFAMED WIFE . ( Deuteronomy 22:13-19 .) No act can be conceived more cruel or dastardly than that of a man who groundlessly assails his wife's character, accusing her of ante-nuptial unchastity. As the matter was... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:13-30

Expedients to secure purity. We have here various wise expedients to control the licentiousness of the people, and secure, so far as possible, social purity. I. DEFAMATION OF CHARACTER WAS SEVERELY PUNISHED . A husband could not, with impunity, defame a newly married wife; for should there be proof forthcoming that his charge was false, he was to be publicly chastised, to pay a fine of one hundred shekels of silver to his father-in-law, whoso good name and peace he had... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:13-30

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:28

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 22:25

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:1-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:13-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:13-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:13-30

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