The woman must be taken to the door of her father’s home, and there the men of the town must stone her to death, for she has committed a disgraceful crime in Israel by being promiscuous while living in her parents’ home. In this way, you will purge this evil from among you.

Commentaries

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Deuteronomy 22:13–30. LAWS OF CONJUGAL FIDELITY.

Virginity. —The law in these verses will be b…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her
father's house
For his greater…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

These and similar regulations might have been necessary then, and yet it is not necessary that we scrupulously examine them. The laws relate to the…