Deuteronomy 22:16

Deuteronomy 22:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the damsel’s father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her;
• New International Version (NIV)Her father will say to the elders, “I gave my daughter in marriage to this man, but he dislikes her.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the father of the young woman shall say to the elders, 'I gave my daughter to this man to marry, and he hates her;
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the young woman’s father shall say to the elders, ‘I gave my daughter to this man as wife, and he detests her.

Context of Deuteronomy 22:16

14and accuses her of shameful conduct, and gives her a bad name, saying, ‘I married this woman and was intimate with her, but I didn’t find any evidence of her virginity,’ 15the young woman’s father and mother will take the evidence of her virginity and bring it to the city elders at the city gate. The young woman’s father will say to the elders, ‘I gave my daughter to this man as a wife, but he hates her. 17He has accused her of shameful conduct, saying, “I didn’t find any evidence of your daughter’s virginity,” but here is the evidence of my daughter’s virginity.’ They will spread out the cloth before the city elders. 18Then the elders of that city will take the man and punish him.

Deuteronomy 22:16 word by word

וְאָמַ֛ר אֲבִ֥י הַֽנַּעַרָ֖ה אֶל־הַזְּקֵנִ֑ים אֶת־בִּתִּ֗י נָתַ֜תִּי לָאִ֥ישׁ הַזֶּ֛ה לְאִשָּׁ֖ה וַיִּשְׂנָאֶֽהָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the damsel’sנַעֲרָהna‛ărâh · maidenH5291
• fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• shall sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto the eldersזָקֵןzâqên · old: elderH2205
• I gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: give(marriage)H5414
• my daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• unto this manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• to wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• and he hatethשָׂנֵאώânê' · to hateH8130

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 22:16

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-30Verses 13-30 These and the like regulations might be needful then, and yet it is not necessary that we should curiously examine respecting them. The laws relate to the seventh commandment, laying a restraint upon fleshly lusts which war against the soul.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-3013-30. If a man take a wife, &c.--The regulations that follow might be imperatively needful in the then situation of the Israelites; and yet, it is not necessary that we should curiously and impertinently inquire into them. So far was it from being unworthy of God to leave such things upon record, that the enactments must heighten our admiration of His wisdom and goodness in the management of a people so perverse and so given to irregular passions. Nor is…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 22:16

• Adultery
• Character
• Church
• Damages and Compensation
• Government
• Husband
• Slander
• Virgin

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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings