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Deuteronomy 22:13-19

13If any manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376takeיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947a wifeאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802,and go inוּבָ֥אu.Va'H935unto her, and hateוּשְׂנֵאָֽהּ׃u.se.ne.'AhH8130her,

14And giveוְשָׂ֥םve.SamH7760occasionsעֲלִילֹ֣ת'a.li.LotH5949of speechדְּבָרִ֔יםde.va.RimH1697against her, and bring upוְהוֹצִ֥יאve.ho.Tzi'H3318an evilרָ֑עRa'H7451nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034upon her, and sayוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH559,I tookלָקַ֔חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947this womanהָאִשָּׁ֤הha.'i.ShahH802,and when I cameוָאֶקְרַ֣בva.'ek.RavH7126to her, I foundמָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672her not a maidבְּתוּלִֽים׃be.tu.LimH1331:

15Then shall the fatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1of the damselהַֽנַּעֲרָ֖הha.na.'arH5291,and her motherוְאִמָּ֑הּve.'i.MahH517,takeוְלָקַ֛חve.la.KachH3947and bring forthוְהוֹצִ֜יאוּve.ho.Tzi.'uH3318the tokens ofthe damsel’sהַֽנַּעֲרָ֛הha.na.'arH5291virginityבְּתוּלֵ֧יbe.tu.LeiH1331unto the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892in the gateהַשָּֽׁעְרָה׃ha.Sha.'e.rahH8179:

16And the damsel’sהַֽנַּעַרָ֖הha.na.'arH5291fatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1shall sayוְאָמַ֛רve.'a.MarH559unto the eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֑יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205,I gaveנָתַ֜תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414my daughterבִּתִּ֗יbi.TiH1323unto this manלָאִ֥ישׁla.'IshH376to wifeלְאִשָּׁ֖הle.'i.ShahH802,and he hatethוַיִּשְׂנָאֶֽהָ׃vai.yis.na.'E.haH8130her;

17And, lo, he hath givenשָׂם֩samH7760occasionsעֲלִילֹ֨ת'a.li.LotH5949of speechדְּבָרִ֜יםde.va.RimH1697against her,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,I foundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672not thy daughterלְבִתְּךָ֙le.vi.te.KhaH1323a maidבְּתוּלִ֔יםbe.tu.LimH1331; and yet these are the tokens ofmy daughter’sבִתִּ֑יvi.TiH1323virginityבְּתוּלֵ֣יbe.tu.LeiH1331.And they shall spreadוּפָֽרְשׂוּ֙u.fa.re.SuH6566the clothהַשִּׂמְלָ֔הha.sim.LahH8071beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

18And the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of that cityהָֽעִיר־ha.'ir-H5892shall takeוְלָֽקְח֛וּve.la.ke.ChuH3947that manהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376and chastiseוְיִסְּר֖וּve.yi.se.RuH3256him;

19And they shall amerceוְעָנְשׁ֨וּve.'a.ne.ShuH6064him in an hundredמֵ֣אָהMe.'ahH3967shekelsof silverכֶ֗סֶףKhe.sefH3701,and giveוְנָתְנוּ֙ve.na.te.NuH5414themunto the fatherלַאֲבִ֣יla.'a.ViH1of the damselהַֽנַּעֲרָ֔הha.na.'a.RahH5291,because he hath brought upהוֹצִיא֙ho.Tzi'H3318an evilרָ֔עRa'H7451nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034upon a virginבְּתוּלַ֣תbe.tu.LatH1330of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:and she shall be his wifeלְאִשָּׁ֔הle.'i.ShahH802;he mayיוּכַ֥לyu.KhalH3201not put her awayלְשַּׁלְּחָ֖הּle.sha.le.ChahH7971all his daysיָמָֽיו׃ סya.MavH3117.

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