Deuteronomy 22:27

27 The man found the girl out in the country. She may have screamed for help, but no one was there to rescue her.

Deuteronomy 22:27 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 22:27

For he found her in the field
Which is a circumstance in her favour, from which it might he presumed that she was forced, and did not consent; for had the sin been committed by agreement, they would doubtless have betook themselves to another place: and the betrothed damsel cried as it might be concluded from the above circumstance she did, and as she herself declared, and which he could not gainsay, or however disprove:

and there was none to save her;
to help her against him, and deliver her out of his hands.

Deuteronomy 22:27 In-Context

25 But if a man rapes an engaged girl out in the country, then only the man must die.
26 Don't do anything to the girl. She has not committed a sin for which she deserves to die. This is like the case of someone who attacks and murders another person.
27 The man found the girl out in the country. She may have screamed for help, but no one was there to rescue her.
28 This is what you must do when a man rapes a virgin who isn't engaged. When the crime is discovered,
29 the man who had sexual intercourse with her must give the girl's father 1¼ pounds of silver, and she will become his wife. Since he raped her, he can never divorce her as long as he lives.
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