Deuteronomy 22:18

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Deuteronomy 22:18

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Then the elders of that city shall take the man and punish him.

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

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

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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Deuteronomy 22

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.

¹⁸ Then the elders of that city shall take the man and punish him.

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.

²⁰ If, however, this accusation is true, and no proof of the young woman’s virginity can be found,

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