Deuteronomy 22:18
What does Deuteronomy 22:18 mean?
A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 22:18 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And the elders of that city shall take the man and chastise him;
KJV
King James Version · 1611And the elders of that city shall take that man and chastise him;
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And the elders of that city shall take the man and chastise him;
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Then the responsible men of the town are to give the man his punishment;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862`And the elders of that city have taken the man, and chastise him,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the ancients of that city shall take that man, and beat him,
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the elders of that city shall take the man and chastise him;
Context
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.
v.18This passage
v.19and they shall fine him a hundred shekels of silver, and give them unto the father of the damsel, because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Israel: and she shall be his wife; he may not put her away all his days.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 18:21
Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:
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