Deuteronomy 22:16 - The Scriptures 1998

¹⁶ “And the girl’s father shall say to the elders, ‘I gave my daughter to this man as wife, and he hates 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

“When any man takes a wife, and shall go in to her, and shall hate her,

Deuteronomy 22:15

then the father and mother of the young woman shall take and bring out the proof of the girl’s maidenhood to the elders of the city at the gate.

Deuteronomy 22:17

‘And see, he has made abusive charges against her, saying, “I did not find your daughter a maiden,” and yet these are the proofs of my daughter’s maidenhood.’ And they shall spread the garment before the elders of the city.