Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 22:15-17

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.

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