Deuteronomy 22:16 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

and the father of the young woman shall say to the elders, ‘I gave my daughter to this man to wife, and he spurns her;

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And her father shall say to the elders, I gave my daughter to this man as wife, but he hates and spurns her;

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;

Common English Bible

The young woman’s father will say to the elders: “I gave my daughter to this man to be his wife, but he doesn’t like her anymore.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And the father shall say: 'I gave my daughter to this man as a wife. And because he hates her,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And the father shall say: I gave my daughter unto this man to wife. And because he hateth her,

Deuteronomy 22:16 Cross References

Deuteronomy 22:13

“If any man takes a wife, and goes in to her, and then spurns her,

Deuteronomy 22:15

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;

Deuteronomy 22:17

and lo, he has made shameful charges against her, saying, “I did not find in your daughter the tokens of virginity.” And yet these are the tokens of my daughter's virginity.’ And they shall spread the garment before the elders of the city.