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26 But unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing; there is in the damsel no sin worthy of death. For as when a man riseth against his neighbor and slayeth him, even so is this matter;

27 for he found her in the field, and the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her.

28 “If a man find a damsel who is a virgin who is not betrothed, and lay hold on her and lie with her, and they be found,

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26 Do nothing to the woman; she has committed no sin deserving death. This case is like that of someone who attacks and murders a neighbor, 27 for the man found the young woman out in the country, and though the betrothed woman screamed,(A) there was no one to rescue her.

28 If a man happens to meet a virgin who is not pledged to be married and rapes her and they are discovered,(B)

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