Deuteronomy 22:17

New English Translation

Moreover, he has raised accusations of impropriety by saying, ‘I discovered your daughter was not a virgin,’ but this is the evidence of my daughter’s virginity!” The cloth must then be spread out before the city’s elders.

Cross References

Genesis 43:18

But the men were afraid when they were brought to Joseph’s house. They said, “We are being brought in because of the money that was returned in our sacks last time. He wants to capture us, make us slaves, and take our donkeys!”

Deuteronomy 22:16

The young woman’s father must say to the elders, “I gave my daughter to this man and he has rejected her.

Deuteronomy 22:18

The elders of that city must then seize the man and punish him.