18 Then (A)the elders of that city shall take the man and rebuke him, 19 and they shall fine him a hundred shekels of silver and give it to the girl’s father, because he [a]publicly defamed a virgin of Israel. And she shall remain his wife; he is not allowed to [b]divorce her all his days.

20 “But if this [c](B)charge is true, and they did not find the girl to have evidence of virginity,

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 22:19 Lit brought out an evil reputation against a virgin
  2. Deuteronomy 22:19 Lit send her away
  3. Deuteronomy 22:20 Lit matter

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