Deuteronomy 22:17

Easy To Read Version

This man has told lies against my daughter. He said, “I did not find the proof that your daughter is a virgin.’ But here is the proof that my daughter was a virgin.”’ Then they should show the cloth [135] to the town leaders.

Cross References

Genesis 43:18

The brothers were scared when they were taken to Joseph’s house. They said, “We have been brought here because of the money that was put back in our sacks the last time. They will use that as proof against us. And they will steal our donkeys and make us slaves.”

Deuteronomy 22:16

The girl’s father must say to the leaders, ‘I gave my daughter to this man to be his wife, but now he does not want her.

Deuteronomy 22:18

Then the leaders of that town must take that man and punish him.