Deuteronomy 22:16 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁶ The father of the young woman shall say to the elders: ‘I gave my daughter in marriage to this man, but he dislikes her,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ 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

¹⁶ 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)

¹⁶ 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

¹⁶ 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

¹⁶ And the father shall say: 'I gave my daughter to this man as a wife. And because he hates her,

Deuteronomy 22:16 Cross References

Deuteronomy 22:13

“Suppose a man marries a woman but after going in to her dislikes her

Deuteronomy 22:15

The father of the young woman and her mother shall then submit the evidence of the young woman’s virginity to the elders of the city at the gate.

Deuteronomy 22:17

and now he has made up charges against her, saying, “I did not find evidence of your daughter’s virginity.” But here is the evidence of my daughter’s virginity.’ Then they shall spread out the cloth before the elders of the town.