Deuteronomy 22:23

Authorized King James Version

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If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;

Original Language Analysis

כִּ֤י H3588
כִּ֤י
Strong's: H3588
Word #: 1 of 11
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
יִֽהְיֶה֙ H1961
יִֽהְיֶה֙
Strong's: H1961
Word #: 2 of 11
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
נַֽעֲרָ֣ If a damsel H5291
נַֽעֲרָ֣ If a damsel
Strong's: H5291
Word #: 3 of 11
a girl (from infancy to adolescence)
בְתוּלָ֔ה that is a virgin H1330
בְתוּלָ֔ה that is a virgin
Strong's: H1330
Word #: 4 of 11
a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state
מְאֹֽרָשָׂ֖ה be betrothed H781
מְאֹֽרָשָׂ֖ה be betrothed
Strong's: H781
Word #: 5 of 11
to promise to marry
אִ֛ישׁ and a man H376
אִ֛ישׁ and a man
Strong's: H376
Word #: 6 of 11
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
וּמְצָאָ֥הּ find H4672
וּמְצָאָ֥הּ find
Strong's: H4672
Word #: 7 of 11
properly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
אִ֛ישׁ and a man H376
אִ֛ישׁ and a man
Strong's: H376
Word #: 8 of 11
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
בָּעִ֖יר her in the city H5892
בָּעִ֖יר her in the city
Strong's: H5892
Word #: 9 of 11
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
וְשָׁכַ֥ב and lie H7901
וְשָׁכַ֥ב and lie
Strong's: H7901
Word #: 10 of 11
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
עִמָּֽהּ׃ H5973
עִמָּֽהּ׃
Strong's: H5973
Word #: 11 of 11
adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then

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