Deuteronomy 22:14 - Revised Standard Version and charges her with shameful conduct, and brings an evil name upon her, saying, ‘I took this woman, and when I came near her, I did not find in her the tokens of virginity,’ Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And charges her with shameful things and gives her an evil reputation, and says, I took this woman, but when I came to her, I did not find in her the tokens of a virgin, American Standard Version (1901) and lay shameful things to her charge, and bring up an evil name upon her, and say, I took this woman, and when I came nigh to her, I found not in her the tokens of virginity; Common English Bible He then spreads false claims about her to the point that she has a bad reputation, because he said such things as, “I married this woman, but when I went to have sex with her, I couldn’t find any proof that she was a virgin.” Catholic Public Domain Version and so he seeks opportunities to dismiss her, imputing a very wicked name to her by saying, 'I received this woman as a wife, and upon entering to her, I found her not to be a virgin,' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And seek occasions to put her away, laying to her charge a very ill name, and say: I took this woman to wife, and going in to her, I found her not a virgin: |
“You shall not utter a false report. You shall not join hands with a wicked man, to be a malicious witness.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.
The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.
then the father of the young woman and her mother shall take and bring out the tokens of her virginity to the elders of the city in the gate;
and they shall fine him a hundred shekels of silver, and give them to the father of the young woman, because he has brought an evil name upon a virgin of Israel; and she shall be his wife; he may not put her away all his days.
So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, rule their households, and give the enemy no occasion to revile us.