Deuteronomy 22:28 meaning and explanation
If a man encounters a virgin who is not pledged in marriage, and he seizes her and lies with her, and they are discovered,
Deuteronomy 22:28, Berean Standard Bible
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This verse begins a case law Moses gives Israel concerning a man who seizes a virgin not pledged in marriage. The Hebrew verb taphas means to seize or grasp, and the law treats the act as a violation rather than a romance.
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