Berean Standard Bible

Deuteronomy 22:18

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

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¹⁶And say to the elders, “I gave my daughter in marriage to this man, but he has come to hate her.

¹⁷And 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.

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

¹⁹They 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.

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

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