25 But if the man, meeting such a virgin in the open country, takes her by force, then only the man is to be put to death;

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Deuteronomy 22:25

Commentary on Deuteronomy 22:13-30

(Read Deuteronomy 22:13-30)

These and the like regulations might be needful then, and yet it is not necessary that we should curiously examine respecting them. The laws relate to the seventh commandment, laying a restraint upon fleshly lusts which war against the soul.