23 If a young virgin has given her word to be married to a man, and another man meeting her in the town, has connection with her;

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Deuteronomy 22:23

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.