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Deuteronomy 22:14
14and slanders her and gives her a bad name, saying, “I married this woman, but when I approached her, I did not find proof of her virginity,”
Deuteronomy 22:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And give occasions of speech against her, and bring up an evil name upon her, and say, I took this woman, and when I came to her, I found her not a maid:
- English Standard Version (ESV)and accuses her of misconduct and brings a bad name upon her, saying, 'I took this woman, and when I came near her, I did not find in her evidence of virginity,'
- New King James Version (NKJV)and charges her with shameful conduct, and brings a bad name on her, and says, ‘I took this woman, and when I came to her I found she was not a virgin,’
- New Living Translation (NLT)and publicly accuses her of shameful conduct, saying, ‘When I married this woman, I discovered she was not a virgin.’
Context of Deuteronomy 22:14
12Make tassels on the four corners of the cloak you wear. 13If a man takes a wife and, after sleeping with her, dislikes her and slanders her and gives her a bad name, saying, “I married this woman, but when I approached her, I did not find proof of her virginity,” 15then the young woman’s father and mother shall bring to the town elders at the gate proof that she was a virgin. 16Her father will say to the elders, “I gave my daughter in marriage to this man, but he dislikes her.
Read all of Deuteronomy 22Deuteronomy 22:14 word by word
וְשָׂ֥ם לָהּ֙ עֲלִילֹ֣ת דְּבָרִ֔ים וְהוֹצִ֥יא עָלֶ֖יהָ שֵׁ֣ם רָ֑ע וְאָמַ֗ר אֶת־הָאִשָּׁ֤ה הַזֹּאת֙ לָקַ֔חְתִּי וָאֶקְרַ֣ב אֵלֶ֔יהָ וְלֹא־מָצָ֥אתִי לָ֖הּ בְּתוּלִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And giveשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: accuseH7760
- occasionsעֲלִילָה‛ălîylâh ‛ălilâh · wantonnessH5949
- of speechדָּבָרdâbâr · word: caseH1697
- against her, and bring upיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
- an evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: harmfulH7451
- nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- upon her, and sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- I tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: marryH3947
- this womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
- and when I cameקָרַבqârab · to present: comeH7126
- to her, I foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
- her not a maidבְּתוּלִיםbethûlîym · virginityH1331
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 22:14
- Deuteronomy 22:19They shall fine him a hundred shekels of silver and give them to the young woman’s father, because this man has given an Israelite virgin a bad name. She shall continue to be his wife; he must not divorce her as long as he lives.
- Exodus 20:16“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
- Exodus 23:1“Do not spread false reports. Do not help a guilty person by being a malicious witness.
- Proverbs 18:8The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.
- 1 Timothy 5:14So I counsel younger widows to marry, to have children, to manage their homes and to give the enemy no opportunity for slander.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 22:14
- 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
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14If a husband found evidence that his wife was not a virgin before marriage, he could accuse her of improper behavior (see 22:15). In that culture, this charge was serious. It brought public shame on the woman and her family.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
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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
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