Deuteronomy 22:15
13 Suppose a man marries a woman, has relations with her, and comes to hate her,
14 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.”
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.
17 And now he has accused her of shameful conduct, saying, ‘I discovered that your daughter was not a virgin.’ But here is the proof of her virginity.” And they shall spread out the cloth before the city elders.
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
- Then the young woman’s father and mother shall bring the proof of her virginity to the city elders at the gate
- KJV
- 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:
- WEB
- 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.
- ASV
- 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;
- DARBY
- 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;
- BLB
- the father and the young woman—and mother—shall take and bring out the tokens of virginity of the young woman to the elders of the city at the gate.
- ÅB
- da skal pikens far og mor ta tegnet på hennes jomfrudom og ha med seg ut til porten, til byens eldste.
- OTB
- da skal jentas far og mor bringe bevis på jentas jomfruelighet til de eldste ved byporten.
- B1930
- da skal pikens far og mor ta tegnet på hennes jomfrudom og ha med sig ut til porten, til byens eldste.