Deuteronomy 22:14-16

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¹⁴ and makes up charges against her, slandering her by saying, ‘I married this woman, but when I lay with her, I did not find evidence of her virginity.’ ¹⁵ The father of the young woman and her mother shall then submit the evidence of the young woman’s virginity to the elders of the city at the gate.^{(A) 16} The father of the young woman shall say to the elders: ‘I gave my daughter in marriage to this man, but he dislikes her,