Deuteronomy 22:19

Authorized King James Version

And they shall amerce him in an hundred shekels of silver, and give them unto the father of the damsel, because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Israel: and she shall be his wife; he may not put her away all his days.

Word-by-Word Analysis
#1
וְעָֽנְשׁ֨וּ
H6064
And they shall amerce
properly, to urge; by implication, to inflict a penalty, specifically, to fine
#2
אֹת֜וֹ
H853
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
#3
מֵ֣אָה
H3967
him in an hundred
a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
#4
כֶ֗סֶף
H3701
shekels of silver
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
#5
וְנָֽתְנוּ֙
H5414
and give
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
#6
לַֽאֲבִ֣י
H1
them unto the father
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
#7
הַֽנַּעֲרָ֔ה
H5291
of the damsel
a girl (from infancy to adolescence)
#8
כִּ֤י
H3588
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
#9
הוֹצִיא֙
H3318
because he hath brought up
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
#10
שֵׁ֣ם
H8034
name
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
#11
רָ֔ע
H7451
an evil
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
#12
עַ֖ל
H5921
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
#13
בְּתוּלַ֣ת
H1330
upon a virgin
a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state
#14
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
H3478
of Israel
he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
#15
וְלֽוֹ
H0
#16
תִהְיֶ֣ה
H1961
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
#17
לְאִשָּׁ֔ה
H802
and she shall be his wife
a woman
#18
לֹֽא
H3808
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
#19
יוּכַ֥ל
H3201
he may
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
#20
לְשַׁלְּחָ֖הּ
H7971
not put her away
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
#21
כָּל
H3605
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
#22
יָמָֽיו׃
H3117
all his days
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso

Analysis

The salvation theme here intersects with the metanarrative of redemption running from Genesis to Revelation. Biblical theology recognizes this as part of a unified storyline from the promise in Genesis 3:15 to its fulfillment in Christ. The phrase emphasizing divine revelation contributes to our systematic understanding of Christian doctrine and connects to the broader scriptural witness about God's saving work from the Exodus to the cross.

Historical Context

The literary and historical milieu of the literary conventions and historical circumstances of biblical literature shapes this text's meaning. The historical development of salvation within the theological tradition of Deuteronomy Understanding the ancient worldview that shaped the author's theological expression helps modern readers appreciate why the author emphasizes divine revelation in this particular way.

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