Deuteronomy 22:16

The young lady’s father shall tell the elders, “I gave my daughter to this man as his wife, and he hates her.

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WEBBE

The young lady’s father shall tell the elders, “I gave my daughter to this man as his wife, and he hates her.

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;

ASV

and the damsel’s father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her;

BBE

And let the girl's father say to the responsible men, I gave my daughter to this man for his wife, but he has no love for her;

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Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 13–30

These and the like regulations might be needful then, and yet it is not necessary that we should curiously examine respecting them. The laws relate to the seventh commandment, laying a restraint upon fleshly lusts which war against the soul.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.