Deuteronomy 22:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the damsel’s father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her;”
Deuteronomy 22:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Deuteronomy 22:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Deuteronomy 22:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The young lady’s father shall tell the elders, “I gave my daughter to this man as his wife, and he hates her.”
Deuteronomy 22:16 — World English Bible
Deuteronomy 22:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and the damsel’s father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her; ”
Deuteronomy 22:16 — American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 22:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the father of the damsel hath said unto the elders, My daughter I have given to this man for a wife, and he doth hate her;”
Deuteronomy 22:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 22:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and the damsel's father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man as wife, and he hates her; ”
Deuteronomy 22:16 — Darby Translation
Deuteronomy 22:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the maydes father shall say vnto the Elders, I gaue my daughter vnto this man to wife, and he hateth her:”
Deuteronomy 22:16 — Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 22:16 in Context — Deuteronomy 22
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:
16 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;
What Does Deuteronomy 22:16 Mean?
Deuteronomy 22:16 is a verse from the Book of Deuteronomy, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Deuteronomy chapter 22. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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