Deuteronomy 22:15
Then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring forth the tokens of the damsel’s virginity unto the elders of the city in the gate:
Deuteronomy 22:15 in other translations
| BSB | Then the young woman’s father and mother shall bring the proof of her virginity to the city elders at the gate |
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| WEB | then the young lady’s father and mother shall take and bring the tokens of the young lady’s virginity to the elders of the city in the gate. |
| ASV | then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring forth the tokens of the damsel’s virginity unto the elders of the city in the gate; |
| YLT | ‘Then hath the father of the damsel--and her mother--taken and brought out the tokens of virginity of the damsel unto the elders of the city in the gate, |
| DARBY | then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring forth the tokens of the damsel's virginity unto the elders of the city in the gate; |
| BBE | Then let the girl's father and mother put before the responsible men of the town, in the public place, signs that the girl was a virgin: |
| Webster | Then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring forth the tokens of the damsel's virginity to the elders of the city in the gate: |
What does Deuteronomy 22:15 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 22:13-30
13-30. 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…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 22:13-30
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.
Deuteronomy 22:15 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Deuteronomy 22:14
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:
- Deuteronomy 22:15
Then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring forth the tokens of the damsel’s virginity unto the elders of the city in the gate:
- Deuteronomy 22:16
And the damsel’s father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her;
Deuteronomy 22:15 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces el padre de la moza y su madre tomarán, y sacarán las señales de la virginidad de la doncella á los ancianos de la ciudad, en la puerta. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | alors le père de la jeune femme, et sa mère, prendront les signes de la virginité de la jeune femme et les produiront devant les anciens de la ville, à la porte; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | so sollen der Vater des jungen Weibes und ihre Mutter die Zeichen der Jungfrauenschaft des jungen Weibes nehmen und zu den Ältesten der Stadt in das Tor hinausbringen; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | tollent eam pater et mater ejus, et ferent secum signa virginitatis ejus ad seniores urbis qui in porta sunt: |