Deuteronomy 22:16

and the father of the damsel hath said unto the elders, My daughter I have given to this man for a wife, and he doth hate her;

Young's Literal Translation

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

15'Then hath the father of the damsel — and her mother — taken and brought out the tokens of virginity of the damsel unto the elders of the city in the gate,

17and lo, he hath laid actions of words, saying, I have not found to thy daughter tokens of virginity — and these [are] the tokens of the virginity of my daughter! and they have spread out the garment before the elders of the city.

Read all of Deuteronomy 22

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Deuteronomy 22:16