Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version If two men are fighting and the wife of one of them comes to rescue her husband from his assailant, and she reaches out and seizes him by his private parts, New Living Translation “If two Israelite men get into a fight and the wife of one tries to rescue her husband by grabbing the testicles of the other man, English Standard Version “When men fight with one another and the wife of the one draws near to rescue her husband from the hand of him who is beating him and puts out her hand and seizes him by the private parts, Berean Standard Bible If two men are fighting, and the wife of one comes to rescue her husband from the one striking him, and she reaches out her hand and grabs his genitals, Berean Literal Bible If men fight with each other, a man and his brother, and the wife of one draws near to deliver her husband from the hand of the one attacking him, and she puts out her hand and seizes him by the genitals, King James Bible When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets: New King James Version “If two men fight together, and the wife of one draws near to rescue her husband from the hand of the one attacking him, and puts out her hand and seizes him by the genitals, New American Standard Bible “If two men, a man and his countryman, have a fight with each other, and the wife of one comes up to save her husband from the hand of the one who is hitting him, and she reaches out with her hand and grasps that man’s genitals, NASB 1995 “If two men, a man and his countryman, are struggling together, and the wife of one comes near to deliver her husband from the hand of the one who is striking him, and puts out her hand and seizes his genitals, NASB 1977 “If two men, a man and his countryman, are struggling together, and the wife of one comes near to deliver her husband from the hand of the one who is striking him, and puts out her hand and seizes his genitals, Legacy Standard Bible “If two men, a man and his brother, are struggling together, and the wife of one comes near to deliver her husband from the hand of the one who is striking him, and she puts out her hand and seizes his genitals, Amplified Bible “If [two] men, a man and his countryman, are fighting and the wife of one approaches to rescue her husband from the man who is striking him, and she reaches out with her hand and grabs the aggressor’s genitals, Berean Annotated Bible If two men are fighting, and the wife of one comes to rescue her husband from the one striking him, and she reaches out her hand and grabs his genitals, Christian Standard Bible “If two men are fighting with each other, and the wife of one steps in to rescue her husband from the one striking him, and she puts out her hand and grabs his genitals, Holman Christian Standard Bible If two men are fighting with each other, and the wife of one steps in to rescue her husband from the one striking him, and she puts out her hand and grabs his genitals, American Standard Version When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets; Contemporary English Version If two men are fighting, and the wife of one man tries to rescue her husband by grabbing the other man's private parts, English Revised Version When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets: GOD'S WORD® Translation This is what you must do when two men are fighting and the wife of one of them comes to rescue her husband from the man who is beating him. If she tries to stop the fight by grabbing the other man's genitals, Good News Translation "If two men are having a fight and the wife of one tries to help her husband by grabbing hold of the other man's genitals, International Standard Version "If two men are fighting together, and the wife of one comes to rescue her husband from the grasp of his assailant, and she reaches out and seizes his genitals, NET Bible If two men get into a hand-to-hand fight, and the wife of one of them gets involved to help her husband against his attacker, and she reaches out her hand and grabs his genitals, New Heart English Bible When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draws near to deliver her husband out of the hand of him who strikes him, and puts forth her hand, and takes him by the private parts; Webster's Bible Translation When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near to deliver her husband from the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets: Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleIf two men are fighting, and the wife of one comes to rescue her husband from the one striking him, and she reaches out her hand and grabs his genitals, World English Bible When men strive against each other, and the wife of one draws near to deliver her husband out of the hand of him who strikes him, and puts out her hand, and grabs him by his private parts, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWhen men strive together with one another, and the wife of one has drawn near to deliver her husband out of the hand of his striker, and has put forth her hand, and laid hold on his private parts, Berean Literal Bible If men fight with each other, a man and his brother, and the wife of one draws near to deliver her husband from the hand of the one attacking him, and she puts out her hand and seizes him by the genitals, Young's Literal Translation 'When men strive together, one with another, and the wife of the one hath drawn near to deliver her husband out of the hand of his smiter, and hath put forth her hand, and laid hold on his secrets, Smith's Literal Translation When men shall strive together, a man and his brother, and the wife of the one come near to deliver her husband from him smiting him, and she stretched forth her hand and held fast by his secrets: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleIf two men have words together, and one begin to fight against the other, and the other's wife willing to deliver her husband out of the hand of the stronger, shall put forth her hand, and take him by the secrets, Catholic Public Domain Version If two men have a conflict between themselves, and one begins to do violence to the other, and if the other’s wife, wanting to rescue her husband from the hand of the stronger one, extends her hand and grasps him by his private parts, New American Bible When two men are fighting and the wife of one intervenes to save her husband from the blows of his opponent, if she stretches out her hand and seizes the latter by his genitals, New Revised Standard Version If men get into a fight with one another, and the wife of one intervenes to rescue her husband from the grip of his opponent by reaching out and seizing his genitals, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWhen two brothers are fighting, and the wife of one draws near to deliver her husband out of the hands of his adversary, and puts forth her hand, and seizes him by the private parts; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And when a man and his brother fight with one another and the wife of one of them will come near to save her husband from the hands of him who is fighting with him, and she reaches her hand and she seizes on his genitals OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets; Brenton Septuagint Translation And if men should strive together, a man with his brother, and the wife of one of them should advance to rescue her husband out of the hand of him that smites him, and she should stretch forth her hand, and take hold of his private parts; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Widowhood and Marriage…10And his family name in Israel will be called “The House of the Unsandaled.” 11If two men are fighting, and the wife of one steps in to rescue her husband from the one striking him, and she reaches out her hand and grabs his genitals, 12you are to cut off her hand. You must show her no pity.… Cross References If two men are fighting, 2 Samuel 14:6 And your maidservant had two sons who were fighting in the field with no one to separate them, and one struck the other and killed him. Exodus 2:13 The next day Moses went out and saw two Hebrews fighting. He asked the one in the wrong, “Why are you attacking your companion?” Exodus 21:18-19 If men are quarreling and one strikes the other with a stone or a fist, and he does not die but is confined to bed, / then the one who struck him shall go unpunished, as long as the other can get up and walk around outside with his staff. Nevertheless, he must compensate the man for his lost work and see that he is completely healed. and the wife of one comes to rescue her husband 1 Samuel 19:11-17 Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch him and kill him in the morning. But David’s wife Michal warned him, “If you do not run for your life tonight, tomorrow you will be dead!” / So Michal lowered David from the window, and he ran away and escaped. / Then Michal took a household idol and laid it in the bed, placed some goat hair on its head, and covered it with a garment. … Exodus 4:24-26 Now at a lodging place along the way, the LORD met Moses and was about to kill him. / But Zipporah took a flint knife, cut off her son’s foreskin, and touched it to Moses’ feet. “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me,” she said. / So the LORD let him alone. (When she said, “bridegroom of blood,” she was referring to the circumcision.) from the one striking him, 1 Samuel 19:9-10 But as Saul was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, a spirit of distress from the LORD came upon him. While David was playing the harp, / Saul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear. But David eluded him and the spear struck the wall. And David fled and escaped that night. Lamentations 3:30 Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him; let him be filled with reproach. Isaiah 50:6 I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle. and she reaches out her hand 2 Samuel 6:6-7 When they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark of God, because the oxen had stumbled. / And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and God struck him down on the spot for his irreverence, and he died there beside the ark of God. Genesis 3:22 Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil. And now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever...” Judges 4:21 But as he lay sleeping from exhaustion, Heber’s wife Jael took a tent peg, grabbed a hammer, and went silently to Sisera. She drove the peg through his temple and into the ground, and he died. and grabs his genitals, Deuteronomy 23:1 No man with crushed or severed genitals may enter the assembly of the LORD. Leviticus 21:20 or who is a hunchback or dwarf, or who has an eye defect, a festering rash, scabs, or a crushed testicle. 1 Samuel 5:6-12 Now the hand of the LORD was heavy on the people of Ashdod and its vicinity, ravaging them and afflicting them with tumors. / And when the men of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel must not stay here with us, because His hand is heavy upon us and upon our god Dagon.” / So they called together all the rulers of the Philistines and asked, “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” “It must be moved to Gath,” they replied. So they carried away the ark of the God of Israel. … Exodus 21:22-25 If men who are fighting strike a pregnant woman and her child is born prematurely, but there is no further injury, he shall surely be fined as the woman’s husband demands and as the court allows. / But if a serious injury results, then you must require a life for a life— / eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, … Leviticus 24:19-20 If anyone injures his neighbor, whatever he has done must be done to him: / fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. Just as he injured the other person, the same must be inflicted on him. Treasury of Scripture When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draws near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smites him, and puts forth her hand, and takes him by the secrets: to deliver her husband Romans 3:8 And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just. 1 Timothy 2:9 In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; Jump to Previous Beating Countryman Deliver Draweth Draws Hand Husband Laid Parts Private Puts Putteth Reaches Rescue Secrets Seize Seizes Smiter Smiteth Stretch Strikes Striking Strive Struggling Together WifeJump to Next Beating Countryman Deliver Draweth Draws Hand Husband Laid Parts Private Puts Putteth Reaches Rescue Secrets Seize Seizes Smiter Smiteth Stretch Strikes Striking Strive Struggling Together WifeDeuteronomy 25 1. Punishment must not exceed forty lashes4. The ox is not to be muzzled 5. Of raising seed unto a brother 11. Of the immodest woman 13. Of unjust weights and measures 17. The memory of Amalek is to be blotted out If two men are fighting This phrase sets the scene for a legal case involving physical conflict. In ancient Israel, disputes often led to physical altercations, and the law provided guidelines for resolving such conflicts. The context here is a public setting where others might witness the fight, emphasizing the communal nature of justice in Israelite society. and the wife of one comes to rescue her husband from the one striking him and she reaches out her hand and grabs his genitals Persons / Places / Events 1. Two MenThe passage describes a scenario involving two men engaged in a physical altercation. 2. Wife The wife of one of the men intervenes in the fight to assist her husband. 3. Husband The man who is being attacked and whom the wife is trying to rescue. 4. Assailant The other man involved in the fight, who is attacking the husband. 5. Israel The setting is within the context of ancient Israelite society, where these laws were given to maintain order and justice. Teaching Points Respect for Personal BoundariesThis law underscores the importance of respecting personal boundaries and the sanctity of the human body. Justice and Proportionality The passage highlights the need for justice to be proportional and fair, avoiding excessive or inappropriate responses in conflict situations. Role of Women in Conflict The scenario illustrates the active role women can play in family and societal dynamics, while also setting boundaries for appropriate intervention. Cultural Context and Modern Application Understanding the cultural context of ancient Israel helps us discern how to apply these principles in today's society, focusing on respect and justice. Conflict Resolution Encourages believers to seek peaceful and appropriate means of resolving conflicts, aligning with the broader biblical account of reconciliation and peace. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Deuteronomy 25:11?2. How does Deuteronomy 25:11 emphasize the importance of maintaining public decency? 3. What cultural context helps us understand the directive in Deuteronomy 25:11? 4. How does Deuteronomy 25:11 relate to respecting marital boundaries in Scripture? 5. How can we apply the principles of Deuteronomy 25:11 in modern society? 6. What does Deuteronomy 25:11 teach about handling conflicts with dignity and respect? 7. Why does Deuteronomy 25:11 prescribe such a severe punishment for a woman's intervention in a fight? 8. How does Deuteronomy 25:11 align with the overall message of justice in the Bible? 9. What cultural context influenced the directive in Deuteronomy 25:11? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 25? 11. Deuteronomy 25:11–12: How can the punishment of cutting off a woman's hand be reconciled with present-day ethical standards? 12. How can Moses's raised hands alone affect the outcome of a battle (Exodus 17:11)? 13. 1 Samuel 25:39-42 - How do we reconcile David marrying Abigail immediately after Nabal's death with biblical laws and cultural norms on mourning and remarriage? 14. How does the Bible define sin in women vs. men? What Does Deuteronomy 25:11 Mean If two men are fighting• The passage pictures a real-world dispute, not a parable. God’s law anticipates everyday conflicts (Exodus 21:18-19; Deuteronomy 19:16-21). • Scripture upholds justice in fights but forbids escalation that violates other moral boundaries (Romans 12:17-18). The wife comes to rescue her husband • Her instinct to defend her husband is understandable and permitted within lawful means (1 Samuel 25:18-19; Proverbs 31:11-12). • God’s law allows intervention to protect life, yet holds every rescuer to righteous conduct (Proverbs 24:11-12; Luke 10:33-34). She reaches out her hand • The deliberate motion stresses personal responsibility. Hands can serve or sin (Psalm 18:34; Proverbs 6:17). • Even urgent situations do not suspend God’s moral order; motives never trump methods (2 Samuel 6:6-7). And grabs his genitals • The act assaults reproductive organs, threatening a man’s future lineage—highly significant in Israel’s covenant context (Genesis 1:28; Deuteronomy 23:1). • It is a sexual violation, not merely a defensive hold, bringing public shame (Leviticus 18:6-7; Isaiah 47:3). • The next verse mandates, “you shall cut off her hand; you shall show her no pity” (Deuteronomy 25:12), underscoring God’s protection of bodily integrity and proportional justice (Exodus 21:23-25; Matthew 5:38-39). summary Deuteronomy 25:11 sets a boundary for self-defense: protect loved ones, yet never by indecent or destructive means. God’s literal directive safeguards human dignity, sexual purity, and the generational future He values. It reminds believers that even in conflict, righteous ends must be pursued by righteous actions. Verses 11, 12. - But though the childless widow might thus approach and lay hold on the man, no license was thus granted to women to pass beyond the bounds of decency in their approaches to the other sex. Hence the prohibition in these verses. The severe sentence here prescribed was by the rabbins commuted into a fine of the value of the hand.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Ifכִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction two men אֲנָשִׁ֤ים (’ă·nā·šîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person are fighting, יִנָּצ֨וּ (yin·nā·ṣū) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5327: To go forth, to be expelled, desolate, to lay waste, to quarrel and the wife אֵ֣שֶׁת (’ê·šeṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female of one הָֽאֶחָ֔ד (hā·’e·ḥāḏ) Article | Number - masculine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first steps in וְקָֽרְבָה֙ (wə·qā·rə·ḇāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 7126: To come near, approach to rescue לְהַצִּ֥יל (lə·haṣ·ṣîl) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 5337: To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver her husband אִישָׁ֖הּ (’îš·šāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person from מִיַּ֣ד (mî·yaḏ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 3027: A hand the one striking him, מַכֵּ֑הוּ (mak·kê·hū) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5221: To strike and she reaches out וְשָׁלְחָ֣ה (wə·šā·lə·ḥāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out her hand יָדָ֔הּ (yā·ḏāh) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 3027: A hand and grabs וְהֶחֱזִ֖יקָה (wə·he·ḥĕ·zî·qāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer his genitals, בִּמְבֻשָֽׁיו׃ (bim·ḇu·šāw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4016: Private parts, genitalia Links Deuteronomy 25:11 NIVDeuteronomy 25:11 NLT Deuteronomy 25:11 ESV Deuteronomy 25:11 NASB Deuteronomy 25:11 KJV Deuteronomy 25:11 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 25:11 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 25:11 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 25:11 French Bible Deuteronomy 25:11 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 25:11 When men strive together one with another (Deut. 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