Deuteronomy 25:11-12
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, then you shall cut off her hand; you shall not show pity.
2007-09-13 11:35:04 · 10 answers · asked by Page 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Something may have been lost in translation from the original language. It may simply be a legal statute.
But it is not clear just who and how the sentence would be carried out. Would it be done by a court or by the opponent of the husband during the fight?
In the latter case it would have to be done with extreme care. A near miss could result in a great loss. One would not want to cut off one's nose to spite one's face!
And also in that case, what is the husband doing? Watching to see if his opponent is careful enough? More likely, he would be taking advantage of his wife's diversionary tactics and would aim a lethal blow.
If the opponent dies, were there witnesses? If not, how would she be punished?
I think it is useless to spend a lot of time examining Deuteronomy or any other part of the bible. You should find
a more creative outlet for your curiosity.
2007-09-13 13:23:34 · answer #1 · answered by marvinsussman@sbcglobal.net 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A deterrent.
If the man's genitals are damaged, and he can't have children because of it, you cut off his name from the future. So the deterrent in the law kept women from even thinking of it.
This was the law, which applied only to Israel during that time, and applies to nobody today.
2007-09-13 18:40:54 · answer #2 · answered by CJ 6 · 4⤊ 2⤋
He didn't like that stuff, did He?
Sometimes the best answer is; God didn't want them to do that. I would suspect that there might be more to it, but the one commentary I have available doesn't give any other answer.
2007-09-13 18:46:25 · answer #3 · answered by Christian Sinner 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if i read that real fast it says if my wife touches my genitals while my friend is hanging out then i cut off her hand,
but i dont get it
o well
ill remain atheist
2007-09-13 19:24:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with CJ.
Having descendants was a very important thing to the Jews.
2007-09-13 18:43:31 · answer #5 · answered by tim 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Us? What's this "us"? That was not addressed to you, nor to me. It was addressed to the Jews of that time and place. And the reason for it, I suspect, was to deter women from grabbing a man's testicles in the middle of a fight. Ya think?
2007-09-13 18:42:43 · answer #6 · answered by Agellius CM 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Because she was spoiling a good fight? I don't really know, but the New Testament doesn't require these things.
2007-09-13 18:41:42 · answer #7 · answered by dweebken 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That is not of God. It was of a custom of old and wrongfully placed on God.
2007-09-13 18:41:50 · answer #8 · answered by Holly Carmichael 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Typical chauvinist BS
2007-09-13 18:41:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 6⤋
That's old testicle, I mean old testament.
2007-09-13 18:41:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋