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then you shall bring them both out to the gate of that city, and you shall stone them to death with stones; the lady, because she didn`t cry, being in the city; and the man, because he has humbled his neighbor`s wife: so you shall put away the evil from the midst of you.

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Betrothal's Legal Weight

Commentators highlight that in ancient Israel, a betrothed woman was legally considered a wife. The text explicitly calls the man's sin humbling 'his neighbor's wife.' This legal status illuminates the New Testament account of Joseph and Mary, where the angel refers to the betrothed Mary as Joseph's wife, affirming the binding nature of the covenant.

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Deuteronomy

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Deuteronomy 22:23–27

19th Century

Bishop

Deuteronomy 22:23–27. PURITY OF THE BETROTHED.

His neighbour’s wife. —It is evident from the l…

John Gill

John Gill

On Deuteronomy 22:24

17th Century

Pastor

Then you shall bring them both out unto the gate of the city ,
&c.] Where the fact was committed; the Targum of Jona…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Deuteronomy 22:13–30

17th Century

Minister

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…

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