19. They will fine him 2¼ pounds of silver and give it to the girl’s father. The husband ruined the reputation of an Israelite virgin. She will continue to be his wife, and he can never divorce her as long as he lives.
20. But if the charge is true, and no evidence that the girl was a virgin can be found,
21. they must take the girl to the entrance of her father’s house. The men of her city must stone her to death because she has committed such a godless act in Israel: She had sex before marriage, while she was still living in her father’s house. You must get rid of this evil.
22. If a man is caught having sexual intercourse with a married woman, both that man and the woman must die. You must get rid of this evil in Israel.
23. This is what you must do when a man has sexual intercourse with a virgin who is engaged to another man. If this happens in a city,
24. take them to the gate of the city and stone them to death. The girl must die because she was in a city and didn’t scream for help. The man must die because he had sex with another man’s wife. You must get rid of this evil.
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.
30. A man must never marry his father’s wife because this would disgrace his father.