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Deuteronomy 22:16

Deuteronomy chapter 22 · verse 16 in three public-domain English translations with scriptural context

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

Context

v.15then 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;

v.16This passage

v.17and, lo, he hath laid shameful things to her charge, saying, I found not in thy daughter the tokens of virginity; and yet these are the tokens of my daughter’s virginity. And they shall spread the garment before the elders of the city.