Deuteronomy 22:16 - Easy To Read Version

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.

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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,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ And the father shall say: I gave my daughter unto this man to wife. And because he hateth her,

Deuteronomy 22:16 Tagairtí Cros

Deuteronomy 22:13

“A man might marry a girl and have sexual relations with her. Then he might decide that he does not like her.

Deuteronomy 22:15

If this happens, the girl’s father and mother must bring the proof that the girl was a virgin to the town elders (leaders) at the meeting place of the town.

Deuteronomy 22:17

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.