King James Version (KJV)
Deuteronomy 22:14
“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:”
Verse in context — Deuteronomy 22
12
Thou shalt make thee fringes upon the four quarters of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest [thyself].
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 he hateth her;
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Moses’ final speeches, reminding Israel of God’s law before entering the Promised Land.
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