22:25 But if the man came across 1 the engaged woman in the field and overpowered her and raped 2 her, then only the rapist 3 must die.
22:26 You must not do anything to the young woman – she has done nothing deserving of death. This case is the same as when someone attacks another person 4 and murders him,
1 tnHeb “found,” also in vv. 27, 28.
2 tnHeb “lay with” here refers to a forced sexual relationship, as the accompanying verb “seized” (חָזַק, khazaq) makes clear.