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17 and behold, he has charged her with shameful deeds, saying, “I did not find your daughter a virgin.” But [a]this is the evidence of my daughter’s virginity.’ And they shall spread the garment before the elders of the city. 18 So (A)the elders of that city shall take the man and chastise him, 19 and they shall fine him [b]one hundred shekels of silver and give it to the girl’s father because he brought forth a bad name against a virgin of Israel. And she shall be his wife; he cannot [c]divorce her all his days.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 22:17 Lit these are
  2. Deuteronomy 22:19 Approx. 2.5 lb. or 1.1 kg
  3. Deuteronomy 22:19 Lit send her away