Deuteronomy 22:14
12 You are to make tassels on the four corners of the cloak you wear.
13 Suppose a man marries a woman, has relations with her, and comes to hate her,
and he then accuses her of shameful conduct and gives her a bad name, saying, “I married this woman and had relations with her, but I discovered she was not a virgin.”
15 Then the young woman’s father and mother shall bring the proof of her virginity to the city elders at the gate
16 and say to the elders, “I gave my daughter in marriage to this man, but he has come to hate her.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- and he then accuses her of shameful conduct and gives her a bad name, saying, “I married this woman and had relations with her, but I discovered she was not a virgin.”
- KJV
- 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:
- WEB
- 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;”
- ASV
- and lay shameful things to her charge, and bring up an evil name upon her, and say, I took this woman, and when I came nigh to her, I found not in her the tokens of virginity;
- DARBY
- and charge her with things for scandalous talk, and cause an evil name against her to be spread abroad, and say, This woman have I taken, and I came in unto her, and I did not find her a virgin;
- BLB
- and he charges her with shameful conduct and brings on her a bad name and says, “This woman I took, and I came to her, and I found her not a virgin,”
- ÅB
- og skylder henne for skammelige ting og fører ondt rykte ut om henne og sier: Denne kvinne tok jeg til ekte og holdt meg nær til henne, men fant at hun ikke var jomfru,
- OTB
- og falskt anklager henne, gir henne et dårlig navn, og sier: "Jeg tok denne kvinnen, men da jeg nærmet meg henne, fant jeg ikke bevis på hennes jomfruelighet,"
- B1930
- og skylder henne for skammelige ting og fører ondt rykte ut om henne og sier: Denne kvinne tok jeg til ekte og holdt mig nær til henne, men fant at hun ikke var jomfru,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Exodus 23:1
“You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness.
Read in contextExodus 20:16
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
Read in contextProverbs 18:8
The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
Read in context1 Timothy 5:14
So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 22:19
They are also to fine him a hundred shekels of silver and give them to the young woman’s father, because this man has given a virgin of Israel a bad name. And she shall remain his wife; he must not divorce her as long as he lives.
Read in contextProverbs 18:21
Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
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