Deuteronomy 22:16-18
New English Translation
16 The young woman’s father must say to the elders, “I gave my daughter to this man and he has rejected[a] her. 17 Moreover, he has raised accusations of impropriety by saying, ‘I discovered your daughter was not a virgin,’ but this is the evidence of my daughter’s virginity!” The cloth must then be spread out[b] before the city’s elders. 18 The elders of that city must then seize the man and punish[c] him.
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- Deuteronomy 22:16 tn Heb “hated.” See note on the word “other” in Deut 21:15.
- Deuteronomy 22:17 tn Heb “they will spread the garment.”
- Deuteronomy 22:18 tn Heb “discipline.”
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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