King James Version (KJV)
Deuteronomy 22:16
βAnd the damsel's father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her;β
Verse in context β Deuteronomy 22
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:
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:
And the damsel's father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her;
And, lo, he hath given occasions of speech [against her], saying, I found not thy daughter a maid; and yet these [are the tokens of] my daughter's virginity. And they shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city.
And the elders of that city shall take that man and chastise him;
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Mosesβ final speeches, reminding Israel of Godβs law before entering the Promised Land.
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