The term rape was used in new versions of the text....the actual Hebrew term was taken which was used in reference as in "take a wife." If we want to really understand the Bible we need a better understanding of the language of its authors, not the crude translations that have brought so much controversy.
In reply to <p>The text says she <em>was< by J. C. Salomon
The term rape was used in new versions of the text....the actual Hebrew term was taken which was used in reference as in "take a wife." If we want to really understand the Bible we need a better understanding of the language of its authors, not the crude translations that have brought so much controversy.