Deuteronomy 22:25

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.

Deuteronomy 24:13

24:13 You must by all means ⁴  return to him at sunset the item he gave you as security so that he may sleep in his outer garment and bless you for it; it will be considered a just ⁵  deed by the Lord your God.

[22:25]  ¹ tn Heb “found,” also in vv. 27, 28.

[22:25]  ² tn Heb “lay with” here refers to a forced sexual relationship, as the accompanying verb “seized” (חָזַק, khazaq) makes clear.

[22:25]  ³ tn Heb “the man who lay with her, only him.”

[24:13]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, which the translation seeks to reflect with “by all means.”

[24:13]  ⁵ tn Or “righteous” (so NIV, NLT).