Deuteronomy 22:16

And the father shall say: I gave my daughter unto this man to wife: and because he hateth her,

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And the damsel’s father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her;

In Context

15Her father and mother shall take her, and shall bring with them the tokens of her virginity to the ancients of the city that are in the gate:

17He layeth to her charge a very ill name, so as to say: I found not thy daughter a virgin: and behold these are the tokens of my daughter's virginity. And they shall spread the cloth before the ancients of the city:

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Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 22:14-30

The Punishment of Fornication. ( b. c. 1451.) 13 If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her, 14 And give occasions of speech against her, and bring up an evil name upon her, and say, I took this woman, and when I came to her, I found her not a maid: 15 Then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring forth the tokens of the damsel's virginity unto the elders of the city in the gate: 16 And the damsel's father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and… Read the whole commentary →

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