Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version for the man found the young woman out in the country, and though the betrothed woman screamed, there was no one to rescue her. New Living Translation Since the man raped her out in the country, it must be assumed that she screamed, but there was no one to rescue her. English Standard Version because he met her in the open country, and though the betrothed young woman cried for help there was no one to rescue her. Berean Standard Bible When he found her in the field, the betrothed woman cried out, but there was no one to save her. King James Bible For he found her in the field, and the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her. New King James Version For he found her in the countryside, and the betrothed young woman cried out, but there was no one to save her. New American Standard Bible When he found her in the field, the betrothed girl cried out, but there was no one to save her. NASB 1995 “When he found her in the field, the engaged girl cried out, but there was no one to save her. NASB 1977 “When he found her in the field, the engaged girl cried out, but there was no one to save her. Legacy Standard Bible When he found her in the field, the engaged girl cried out, but there was no one to save her. Amplified Bible When he found her in the [open] field, the engaged girl [may have] cried out for help, but there was no one to [hear and] save her. Christian Standard Bible When he found her in the field, the engaged woman cried out, but there was no one to rescue her. Holman Christian Standard Bible When he found her in the field, the engaged woman cried out, but there was no one to rescue her. American Standard Version for he found her in the field, the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her. Contemporary English Version because the woman was alone out in the country when the man attacked her. She screamed, but there was no one to help her. English Revised Version for he found her in the field; the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her. GOD'S WORD® Translation The man found the girl out in the country. She may have screamed for help, but no one was there to rescue her. Good News Translation The man raped the engaged woman in the countryside, and although she cried for help, there was no one to help her. International Standard Version Since he found her in the country, the engaged girl may have cried out, but there was no one to rescue her. Majority Standard Bible When he found her in the field, the betrothed woman cried out, but there was no one to save her. NET Bible for the man met her in the field and the engaged woman cried out, but there was no one to rescue her. New Heart English Bible for he found her in the field, the pledged to be married woman cried, and there was none to save her. Webster's Bible Translation For he found her in the field, and the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her. World English Bible for he found her in the field, the pledged to be married lady cried, and there was no one to save her. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionfor he found her in a field, [and when] she has cried—the girl who is betrothed—then she has no savior. Young's Literal Translation for in a field he found her, she hath cried -- the damsel who is betrothed -- and she hath no saviour. Smith's Literal Translation For in the field he found her, the betrothed maiden cried and none saving her. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleShe was alone in the field: she cried, and there was no man to help her. Catholic Public Domain Version She was alone in the field. She cried out, and there was no one nearby, who might deliver her. New American Bible it was in the open fields that he came upon her, and though the betrothed young woman may have cried out, there was no one to save her. New Revised Standard Version Since he found her in the open country, the engaged woman may have cried for help, but there was no one to rescue her. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor he found her in the field, and the betrothed damsel cried for help, and there was no one to save her. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because he found her in the field and the girl who was engaged cried for help and there was none to save her. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For he found her in the field; the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her. Brenton Septuagint Translation because he found her in the field; the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to help her. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Marriage Violations…26Do nothing to the young woman, because she has committed no sin worthy of death. This case is just like one in which a man attacks his neighbor and murders him. 27When he found her in the field, the betrothed woman cried out, but there was no one to save her. 28If a man encounters a virgin who is not pledged in marriage, and he seizes her and lies with her, and they are discovered,… Cross References Genesis 34:2 When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force. 2 Samuel 13:14 But Amnon refused to listen to her, and being stronger, he violated her and lay with her. Judges 19:25 But the men would not listen to him. So the Levite took his concubine and sent her outside to them, and they raped her and abused her throughout the night, and at dawn they let her go. Leviticus 19:29 You must not defile your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will be prostituted and filled with depravity. Exodus 22:16-17 If a man seduces a virgin who is not pledged in marriage and sleeps with her, he must pay the full dowry for her to be his wife. / If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, the man still must pay an amount comparable to the bridal price of a virgin. 2 Samuel 13:11-12 And when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, “Come lie with me, my sister!” / “No, my brother!” she cried. “Do not violate me, for such a thing should never be done in Israel. Do not do this disgraceful thing! Numbers 5:13 by sleeping with another man, and it is concealed from her husband and her impurity is undetected (since there is no witness against her and she was not caught in the act), Ezekiel 22:11 One man commits an abomination with his neighbor’s wife; another wickedly defiles his daughter-in-law; and yet another violates his sister, his own father’s daughter. Hosea 4:14 I will not punish your daughters when they prostitute themselves, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. For the men themselves go off with prostitutes and offer sacrifices with shrine prostitutes. So a people without understanding will come to ruin. Proverbs 7:18-20 Come, let us take our fill of love till morning. Let us delight in loving caresses! / For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey. / He took with him a bag of money and will not return till the moon is full.” Matthew 5:28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 1 Corinthians 6:18 Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. 1 Thessalonians 4:3-4 For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality; / each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, Romans 13:13 Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. Galatians 5:19 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; Treasury of Scripture For he found her in the field, and the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her. cried 1 Corinthians 13:7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Jump to Previous Betrothed Country Cried Cry Damsel Engaged Help Lady Married Open Pledged Rescue Save Saviour Screamed Virgin YoungJump to Next Betrothed Country Cried Cry Damsel Engaged Help Lady Married Open Pledged Rescue Save Saviour Screamed Virgin YoungDeuteronomy 22 1. Of humanity toward brothers5. The sex is to be distinguished by apparel 6. The bird is not to be taken with her young ones 8. The house must have battlements 9. Confusion is to be avoided 12. Tassels upon the vesture 13. The punishment of him who slanders his wife 22. of adultery 23. of rape 28. of fornication 30. of incest When he found her in the field The phrase "in the field" is significant in the context of ancient Israelite society. Fields were often isolated and away from the protection of the community, symbolizing vulnerability and exposure. The Hebrew word for "field" is "שָׂדֶה" (sadeh), which can denote an open country or a place outside the city. This setting underscores the isolation and helplessness of the girl, emphasizing the seriousness of the crime committed against her. In a broader spiritual sense, the field can represent the world where believers may find themselves vulnerable to spiritual attacks, highlighting the need for divine protection and community support. the betrothed girl cried out but there was no one to save her Hebrew Whenכִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction he found מְצָאָ֑הּ (mə·ṣā·’āh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present her in the field, בַשָּׂדֶ֖ה (ḇaś·śā·ḏeh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7704: Field, land the betrothed הַמְאֹ֣רָשָׂ֔ה (ham·’ō·rā·śāh) Article | Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 781: To engage for, matrimony woman הַֽנַּעֲרָה֙ (han·na·‘ă·rāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5291: A girl, maiden cried out, צָעֲקָ֗ה (ṣā·‘ă·qāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 6817: To shriek, to proclaim but there was no וְאֵ֥ין (wə·’ên) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle one to rescue her. מוֹשִׁ֖יעַ (mō·wō·šî·a‘) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3467: To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor Links Deuteronomy 22:27 NIVDeuteronomy 22:27 NLT Deuteronomy 22:27 ESV Deuteronomy 22:27 NASB Deuteronomy 22:27 KJV Deuteronomy 22:27 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 22:27 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 22:27 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 22:27 French Bible Deuteronomy 22:27 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 22:27 For he found her in the field (Deut. 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