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And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that [is] a bondmaid, betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she shall be scourged; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.

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Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Lorsqu'un homme couchera et aura commerce avec une femme, si c'est une esclave fiancée à un autre homme, et qui n'a pas été rachetée ou affranchie, ils seront châtiés, mais non punis de mort, parce qu'elle n'a pas été affranchie.

KJV

And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that [is] a bondmaid, betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she shall be scourged; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.

Patristic reading

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    Patrologia Latina Vol. 178 (Migne)

    igetis eum quasi vosmetipsos; fuistis enim et vos advenae in terra Aegypti. Ego Dominus Deus vester (Levit. XIX, 18-33) . Et alibi: Non deerunt pauperes in terra habitationis vestrae, ideo praecipio tibi ut aperias manum fratri tuo et egeno et pauperi qui tecum versantur in terra…

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