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 22:16 in other translations
| BSB | and say to the elders, “I gave my daughter in marriage to this man, but he has come to hate her. |
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| WEB | The young lady’s father shall tell the elders, “I gave my daughter to this man as his wife, and he hates her. |
| ASV | and the damsel’s father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her; |
| YLT | and the father of the damsel hath said unto the elders, My daughter I have given to this man for a wife, and he doth hate her; |
| DARBY | and the damsel's father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man as wife, and he hates her; |
| BBE | And let the girl's father say to the responsible men, I gave my daughter to this man for his wife, but he has no love for her; |
| Webster | And the damsel's father shall say to the elders, I gave my daughter to this man for a wife, and he hateth her, |
What does Deuteronomy 22:16 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…
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 22:16 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 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 22:17
And, lo, he hath given occasions of speech against her, saying, I found not thy daughter a maid; and yet these are the tokens of my daughter’s virginity. And they shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city.
Deuteronomy 22:16 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y dirá el padre de la moza á los ancianos: Yo dí mi hija á este hombre por mujer, y él la aborrece; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et le père de la jeune femme dira aux anciens: J’ai donné ma fille pour femme à cet homme, et il la hait; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und der Vater des jungen Weibes soll zu den Ältesten sprechen: Ich habe meine Tochter diesem Manne zum Weibe gegeben, und er haßt sie; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et dicet pater: Filiam meam dedi huic uxorem: quam quia odit, |