22. A man might be found committing adultery with another man’s wife. Both the woman and the man who committed adultery with her must die. Get rid of this evil from Israel.
23. A man might meet a virgin in a city and have physical relations with her. But she might be engaged to another man.
24. You must take both of them to the city gate. Put them both to death by throwing stones at them. Kill the girl because she was in a city and did not scream for help. And kill the man for having physical relations with another man’s wife. You must get rid of the evil among you.
25. But a man might meet a girl out in the country. He might force her to have physical relations with him. But she might be engaged to another man. Only the man who forced her to have physical relations with her must be put to death.
26. Don’t do anything to the girl. She has not done a sin worthy of death. This is like the person who attacks and murders his neighbor.
27. The man found the engaged girl in the country. And she screamed. But no one was there to save her.
28. A man might meet a virgin who is not engaged to be married. He might force her to have physical relations with him. And people might find out about it.
29. The man must pay the girl’s father about one and one-fourth pounds of silver. He must also marry the girl because he has dishonored her. And he may never divorce her for as long as he lives.
30. A man must not marry his father’s wife. He must not dishonor his father in this way.