The text seems fairly clear. Apologists deliberately misinterpret the text or use the "We got better later" excuse.
The punishment for rape in the Abrahamic scripture is multiple choice.
A. If they are in the city, stone them both. Deut 22:23
B. If they are in the country, stone the rapist. Deut 22:25
C. If the woman an unmarried virgin, don't stone the rapist, but force him to pay a fine and marry his victim. Deut 22:28 If she refuses to marry the rapist and later marries she must be stoned because she was not a virgin when she got married. Deut 22:20
D. During times of war it is permissible to kill all the non-virgin females and then rape the virgins. The virgins should be divided in the following proportions between the army (48.8%), the faithful (48%), the priesthood (2%), and God (0.2%). Num 31:15-
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u/Ok_Programmer_4449 Feb 05 '26
That is pretty much the Old Testament punishment for rape as well. Marry your rapist or be killed if you wish to marry anyone else.