Deuteronomio 25:11

11 Quando alcuni verranno a contesa fra loro, e la moglie dell’uno s’accosterà per liberare suo marito dalle mani di colui che lo percuote, e stendendo la mano afferrerà quest’ultimo per le sue vergogne, tu le mozzerai la mano;

Deuteronomio 25:11 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 25:11

When men strive together, one with another
Quarrel with one another, and come to blows, and strive for mastery, which shall beat, and be the best man:

and the wife of the one draweth near for to deliver her husband out of
the hand of him that smiteth him;
perceiving that his antagonist has more skill or strength, or both, for fighting, and is an more than a match for her husband, who is like to be much bruised and hurt; wherefore, to save him out of the hands of the smiter, she goes up to them to part them, or take her husband's side:

and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets;
or privy parts; in Hebrew his "shameful" parts ^F24, which through shame are hidden, and modesty forbids to express in proper terms; and such is the purity of the Hebrew language, that no obscene words are used in it; for which reason, among others, it is called the holy tongue. This immodest action was done partly out of affection to her husband, to oblige his antagonist to let go his hold of him; and partly out of malice and revenge to him, to spoil him, and make him unfit for generation, and therefore was to be severely punished, as follows.

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FOOTNOTES:

F24 (wyvbmb) "verenda ejus", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, Tigurine version; "pudenda ejus", Piscator.

Deuteronomio 25:11 In-Context

9 allora la sua cognata gli si avvicinerà in presenza degli anziani, gli leverà il calzare dal piede, gli sputerà in faccia, e dirà: "Così sarà fatto all’uomo che non vuol edificare la casa del suo fratello".

10 E la casa di lui sarà chiamata in Israele "la casa dello scalzato".

11 Quando alcuni verranno a contesa fra loro, e la moglie dell’uno s’accosterà per liberare suo marito dalle mani di colui che lo percuote, e stendendo la mano afferrerà quest’ultimo per le sue vergogne, tu le mozzerai la mano;

12 l’occhio tuo non ne abbia pietà.

13 Non avrai nella tua sacchetta due pesi, uno grande e uno piccolo.