Deuteronomy 22:16
14 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:
15 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:
And the damsel’s father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her;
17 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.
18 And the elders of that city shall take that man and chastise him;
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 say to the elders, “I gave my daughter in marriage to this man, but he has come to hate her.
- KJV
- And the damsel’s father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her;
- WEB
- The young lady’s father shall tell the elders, “I gave my daughter to this man as his wife, and he hates her.
- ASV
- and the damsel`s father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her;
- DARBY
- and the damsel's father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man as wife, and he hates her;
- BLB
- And the father of the young woman shall say to the elders, “I gave my daughter to this man as a wife, and he detests her.
- ÅB
- Og pikens far skal si til de eldste: Jeg gav denne mann min datter til hustru, men nå har han fått uvilje mot henne,
- OTB
- Jentas far skal si til de eldste: "Jeg ga min datter til denne mannen som kone, men han har vendt seg mot henne.
- B1930
- Og pikens far skal si til de eldste: Jeg gav denne mann min datter til hustru, men nu har han fått uvilje mot henne,