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 neighbour, and slayeth him, even so [is] this matter:
KJV
Hebrew original
ו/ל/נער וְ/לַֽ/נַּעֲרָה֙ לֹא תַעֲשֶׂ֣ה דָבָ֔ר אֵ֥ין ל/נער לַֽ/נַּעֲרָ֖ה חֵ֣טְא מָ֑וֶת כִּ֡י כַּ/אֲשֶׁר֩ יָק֨וּם אִ֤ישׁ עַל רֵעֵ֨/הוּ֙ וּ/רְצָח֣/וֹ נֶ֔פֶשׁ כֵּ֖ן הַ/דָּבָ֥ר הַ/זֶּֽה
Louis Segond 1910
Tu ne feras rien à la jeune fille; elle n'est pas coupable d'un crime digne de mort, car il en est de ce cas comme de celui où un homme se jette sur son prochain et lui ôte la vie.
KJV
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 neighbour, and slayeth him, even so [is] this matter:
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
man shall endow her according to the father's estimate, and shall pay the price of her purity [*Cf. Dt. 22:23-29 ]. The third is, when the maiden is taken away from such a man, and is given to another at the father's will." We may also take this decree to refer to those who are p…
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