Deuteronomy 22:13

New International Reader's Version

Suppose a man marries a woman and sleeps with her. But then he doesn’t like her.

Cross References

Genesis 29:21

Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife. I’ve completed my time. I want to sleep with her.”

Genesis 29:23

But when evening came, he gave his daughter Leah to Jacob. And Jacob slept with her.

Genesis 29:31

The Lord saw that Jacob didn’t love Leah as much as he loved Rachel. So he let Leah have children. But Rachel wasn’t able to have children.

Deuteronomy 22:14

So he tells lies about her and says she’s a bad woman. He says, “I married this woman. But when I slept with her, I discovered she wasn’t a virgin.”

Deuteronomy 24:1

Suppose a man marries a woman. But later he decides he doesn’t like her. He finds something shameful about her. So he gives her a letter of divorce and sends her away from his house.