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Deuteronomy 22:17-21

Behold, he has accused her of shameful things, saying, ‘I didn’t find in your daughter the tokens of virginity;’ and yet these are the tokens of my daughter’s virginity.” They shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city. The elders of that city shall take the man and chastise him. They shall fine him one hundred shekels of silver, and give them to the father of the young lady, because he has given a bad name to a virgin of Israel. She shall be his wife. He may not put her away all his days.

But if this thing is true, that the tokens of virginity were not found in the young lady, then they shall bring out the young lady to the door of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her to death with stones, because she has done folly in Israel, to play the prostitute in her father’s house. So you shall remove the evil from among you.

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If any man takes a wife, and goes in to her, hates her, accuses her of shameful things, gives her a bad name, and says, “I took this woman, and when I came near to her, I didn’t find in her the tokens of virginity;” then the young lady’s father and mother shall take and bring the tokens of the young lady’s virginity to the elders of the city in the gate. The young lady’s father shall tell the elders, “I gave my daughter to this man as his wife, and he hates her. Behold, he has accused her of shameful things, saying, ‘I didn’t find in your daughter the tokens of virginity;’ and yet these are the tokens of my daughter’s virginity.” They shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city. The elders of that city shall take the man and chastise him. They shall fine him one hundred shekels of silver, and give them to the father of the young lady, because he has given a bad name to a virgin of Israel. She shall be his wife. He may not put her away all his days.

But if this thing is true, that the tokens of virginity were not found in the young lady, then they shall bring out the young lady to the door of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her to death with stones, because she has done folly in Israel, to play the prostitute in her father’s house. So you shall remove the evil from among you.

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  • WEB World English Bible

    Behold, he has accused her of shameful things, saying, ‘I didn’t find in your daughter the tokens of virginity;’ and yet these are the tokens of my daughter’s virginity.” They shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city.

    The elders of that city shall take the man and chastise him.

    They shall fine him one hundred shekels of silver, and give them to the father of the young lady, because he has given a bad name to a virgin of Israel. She shall be his wife. He may not put her away all his days.

    But if this thing is true, that the tokens of virginity were not found in the young lady,

    then they shall bring out the young lady to the door of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her to death with stones, because she has done folly in Israel, to play the prostitute in her father’s house. So you shall remove the evil from among you.

  • KJV King James Version

    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;

    And they shall amerce him in an 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.

    But if this thing be true, and the tokens of virginity be not found for the damsel:

    Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father’s house: so shalt thou put evil away from among you.

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  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    and, lo, he hath laid wanton charges, 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.

    And the elders of that city shall take the man and chastise him.

    And 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.

    But if this thing be true, that the tokens of virginity were not found in the damsel;

    then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die; because she hath wrought a wanton deed in Israel, to play the harlot in her father's house; so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee.

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Cross-references (21)

  • Genesis 34:7 (v21) The sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it. The men were grieved, and they were very angry, because he had done folly in…
  • Deuteronomy 13:5 (v21) That prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death, because he has spoken rebellion against Yahweh your God, who brought you…
  • Deuteronomy 22:29 (v19) then the man who lay with her shall give to the lady’s father fifty shekels of silver. She shall be his wife, because he has humbled her.…
  • Judges 20:6 (v21) I took my concubine and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel; for they have committed…
  • Matthew 19:8-9 (v19) He said to them, “Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it has not been…
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  • Leviticus 21:9 (v21) “ ‘The daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by playing the prostitute, she profanes her father. She shall be burned with fire.
  • Deuteronomy 17:7 (v21) The hands of the witnesses shall be first on him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So you shall remove the…
  • Deuteronomy 19:19 (v21) then you shall do to him as he had thought to do to his brother. So you shall remove the evil from among you.
  • Deuteronomy 21:21 (v21) All the men of his city shall stone him to death with stones. So you shall remove the evil from among you. All Israel shall hear, and fear.
  • Deuteronomy 24:1-4 (v19) When a man takes a wife and marries her, then it shall be, if she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some unseemly thing in…
  • Judges 20:10 (v21) and we will take ten men of one hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and one hundred of one thousand, and a thousand out of ten…
  • 2 Samuel 13:12-13 (v21) She answered him, “No, my brother, do not force me! For no such thing ought to be done in Israel. Don’t you do this folly. As for me, where…
  • Exodus 18:21 (v18) Moreover you shall provide out of all the people able men which fear God: men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place such over them, to be…
  • Leviticus 24:16 (v21) He who blasphemes Yahweh’s name, he shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall certainly stone him. The foreigner as well as…
  • Leviticus 24:23 (v21) Moses spoke to the children of Israel; and they brought him who had cursed out of the camp, and stoned him with stones. The children of…
  • Numbers 15:35-36 (v21) Yahweh said to Moses, “The man shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall stone him with stones outside of the camp.” All the…
  • Deuteronomy 13:10 (v21) You shall stone him to death with stones, because he has sought to draw you away from Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of…
  • Deuteronomy 17:5 (v21) then you shall bring out that man or that woman who has done this evil thing to your gates, even that same man or woman; and you shall…
  • Deuteronomy 22:22 (v21) If a man is found lying with a woman married to a husband, then they shall both die, the man who lay with the woman and the woman. So you…
  • Deuteronomy 22:24 (v21) then you shall bring them both out to the gate of that city, and you shall stone them to death with stones; the lady, because she didn’t…
  • Deuteronomy 23:17-18 (v21) There shall be no prostitute of the daughters of Israel, neither shall there be a sodomite of the sons of Israel. You shall not bring the…

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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv17, 19 Meaning, the sheet, wherein the signs of her virginity…

Meaning, the sheet, wherein the signs of her virginity were.

Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.

John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv17, 19, 20 Deu 22:17 And, lo, he hath given occasions of…
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv18, 19, 21 1. By the following mulct. Or,
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv17–21 And the elders of that city shall take the…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On v19 The father - Because this was a reproach to…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On v17 Verse 17. They shall spread the cloth, c.] A…
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On v19 Deu 22:19. Give them unto the father of the…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On v19 The fine was to be paid to the father,…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv18, 19, 21 Beat him. Hebrew, "chastise." Septuagint may signify also, "reprimand…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv17–21 17. to her charge] So Sam. LXX; omitted by…
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv18, 20 General Information:
Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv17, 19, 21 22:17 The bed sheet (literally covering) might also have…
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