Deuteronomy 22:16-18
1599 Geneva Bible
16 And the maid’s father shall say unto the Elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife and he hateth her:
17 And lo, he layeth slanderous things unto her charge, saying, I found not thy daughter a maid: lo, these are the tokens of my daughter’s virginity: and they shall spread the [a]vesture before the Elders of the city.
18 Then the Elders of the city shall take that man and chastise him,
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- Deuteronomy 22:17 Meaning, the sheet, wherein the signs of her virginity were.
Deuteronomy 22:16-18
New International Version
16 Her father will say to the elders, “I gave my daughter in marriage to this man, but he dislikes her. 17 Now he has slandered her and said, ‘I did not find your daughter to be a virgin.’ But here is the proof of my daughter’s virginity.” Then her parents shall display the cloth before the elders of the town, 18 and the elders(A) shall take the man and punish him.
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