complete verse (Deuteronomy 22:29)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 22:29:

  • Kupsabiny: “that man is to pay the father of the girl fifty pieces of silver. Then that girl shall become his wife. It is not allowed for that man to chase the girl away during all his life because he raped a girl of the community.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “that man must give that woman’s father fifty shekels of silver. Because that man has raped that girl child, he must be caused to make her his wife. Then he is not to divorce her as long as he lives.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “the man shall-pay 50 pieces of silver to the father of the woman. He must marry the woman because he took her virginity, and he can never divorce her as long as he lives.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “that man must pay 50 pieces of silver to the young woman’s father, and he must marry her, because he forced her to have sex with him. He is not allowed to divorce her for the rest of his life.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Translation commentary on Deuteronomy 22:29

Fifty shekels of silver: see verse 19.

Violated: see 21.14.

May not put her away all his days: see verse 19.

Quoted with permission from Bratcher, Robert G. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on Deuteronomy. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2000. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .