Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Now he has slandered her and said, ‘I did not find your daughter to be a virgin.’ But here is the proof of my daughter’s virginity.” Then her parents shall display the cloth before the elders of the town, New Living Translation He has accused her of shameful conduct, saying, “I discovered that your daughter was not a virgin.” But here is the proof of my daughter’s virginity.’ Then they must spread her bed sheet before the elders. English Standard Version and behold, he has accused her of misconduct, saying, “I did not find in your daughter evidence of virginity.” And yet this is the evidence of my daughter’s virginity.’ And they shall spread the cloak before the elders of the city. Berean Standard Bible And now he has accused her of shameful conduct, saying, ‘I discovered that your daughter was not a virgin.’ But here is the proof of her virginity.” And they shall spread out the cloth before the city elders. King James Bible 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. New King James Version Now he has charged her with shameful conduct, saying, “I found your daughter was not a virgin,” and yet these are the evidences of my daughter’s virginity.’ And they shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city. New American Standard Bible and behold, he has charged her with shameful behavior, saying, “I did not find your daughter to have evidence of virginity.” But this is the evidence of my daughter’s virginity.’ And they shall spread out the garment before the elders of the city. NASB 1995 and behold, he has charged her with shameful deeds, saying, “I did not find your daughter a virgin.” But this is the evidence of my daughter’s virginity.’ And they shall spread the garment before the elders of the city. NASB 1977 and behold, he has charged her with shameful deeds, saying, “I did not find your daughter a virgin.” But this is the evidence of my daughter’s virginity.’ And they shall spread the garment before the elders of the city. Legacy Standard Bible and behold, he has charged her with shameful deeds, saying, “I did not find your daughter a virgin.” But this is the evidence of my daughter’s virginity.’ And they shall spread the garment before the elders of the city. Amplified Bible and behold, he has made baseless charges against her, saying, “I did not find in your daughter the evidence of her virginity.” But this is the evidence of my daughter’s virginity.’ And they shall spread out the garment before the elders of the city. Christian Standard Bible He has accused her of shameful conduct, saying, “I didn’t find any evidence of your daughter’s virginity,” but here is the evidence of my daughter’s virginity.’ They will spread out the cloth before the city elders. Holman Christian Standard Bible He has accused her of shameful conduct, saying: “I didn’t find any evidence of your daughter’s virginity,” but here is the evidence of my daughter’s virginity.’ They will spread out the cloth before the city elders. American Standard Version and, lo, he hath laid shameful things to her charge, saying, I found not in thy daughter the tokens of virginity; and yet these are the tokens of my daughter's virginity. And they shall spread the garment before the elders of the city. Contemporary English Version and accusing her of not being a virgin. But he is wrong, because here is proof that she was a virgin!" Then the bride's parents will show them the bed sheet from the woman's wedding night. English Revised Version and, lo, he hath laid shameful things to her charge, saying, I found not in thy daughter the tokens of virginity; and yet these are the tokens of my daughter's virginity. And they shall spread the garment before the elders of the city. GOD'S WORD® Translation Now he has made up charges against her. He says he found out that my daughter wasn't a virgin. But here's the evidence!" Then the girl's parents must spread out the cloth in front of the leaders of the city. Good News Translation He has made false charges against her, saying that she was not a virgin when he married her. But here is the proof that my daughter was a virgin; look at the bloodstains on the wedding sheet!' International Standard Version Now look, he has invented charges against her by saying, "I haven't found your daughter to be a virgin." But here is the proof of my daughter's virginity.' Then they are to spread the cloth before the elders of the city. Majority Standard Bible And now he has accused her of shameful conduct, saying, ‘I discovered that your daughter was not a virgin.’ But here is the proof of her virginity.” And they shall spread out the cloth before the city elders. NET Bible Moreover, he has raised accusations of impropriety by saying, 'I discovered your daughter was not a virgin,' but this is the evidence of my daughter's virginity!" The cloth must then be spread out before the city's elders. New Heart English Bible and look, he has accused her of shameful things, saying, 'I did not find in your daughter the tokens of virginity;' and yet these are the tokens of my daughter's virginity." They shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible Behold, he has accused her of shameful things, saying, ‘I didn’t find in your daughter the tokens of virginity;’ and yet these are the tokens of my daughter’s virginity.” They shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand behold, he has laid evil deeds of words, saying, I have not found proofs of virginity for your daughter—and these [are] the proofs of virginity of my daughter! And they have spread out the garment before [the] elderly of the city. Young's Literal Translation and lo, he hath laid actions of words, saying, I have not found to thy daughter tokens of virginity -- and these are the tokens of the virginity of my daughter! and they have spread out the garment before the elders of the city. Smith's Literal Translation And behold, he set up pretexts of words, saying, I found not in thy daughter the signs of virginity; and these the signs of my daughter's virginity. And they spread the garment before the old men of the city. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHe layeth to her charge a very ill name, so as to say: I found not thy daughter a virgin: and behold these are the tokens of my daughter's virginity. And they shall spread the cloth before the ancients of the city: Catholic Public Domain Version he accuses her with a very wicked name, by saying: “I did not find your daughter to be a virgin.” But behold, these are the signs of my daughter’s virginity.’ And they shall spread the clothing before the elders of the city. New American Bible and now accuses her of misconduct, saying: ‘I did not find evidence of your daughter’s virginity.’ But here is the evidence of my daughter’s virginity!” And they shall spread out the cloth before the elders of the city. New Revised Standard Version now he has made up charges against her, saying, ‘I did not find evidence of your daughter’s virginity.’ But here is the evidence of my daughter’s virginity.” Then they shall spread out the cloth before the elders of the town. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd, lo, he has given occasion of speech against her, charging her with whoredom, saying, I found not your daughter a virgin; and yet these are the tokens of my daughter's virginity. And they shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And behold he conducts an accusation after her with words and says, ‘I have not found your daughter a virgin’, and these are the tokens of virginity of my daughter', and they shall spread the cloth before the Elders of the town. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917and, lo, he hath laid wanton charges, saying: I found not in thy daughter the tokens of virginity; and yet these are the tokens of my daughter's virginity.' And they shall spread the garment before the elders of the city. Brenton Septuagint Translation and now he has hated her, and attaches reproachful words to her, saying, I have not found tokens of virginity with thy daughter; and these are the tokens of my daughter's virginity. And they shall unfold the garment before the elders of the city. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Marriage Violations…16and say to the elders, “I gave my daughter in marriage to this man, but he has come to hate her. 17And now he has accused her of shameful conduct, saying, ‘I discovered that your daughter was not a virgin.’ But here is the proof of her virginity.” And they shall spread out the cloth before the city elders. 18Then the elders of that city shall take the man and punish him.… Cross References Numbers 5:11-31 Then the LORD said to Moses, / “Speak to the Israelites and tell them that if any man’s wife goes astray and is unfaithful to him / by sleeping with another man, and it is concealed from her husband and her impurity is undetected (since there is no witness against her and she was not caught in the act), ... Matthew 1:18-19 This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. / Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly. Genesis 34:12-31 Demand a high dowry and an expensive gift, and I will give you whatever you ask. Only give me the girl as my wife!” / But because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah, Jacob’s sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully. / “We cannot do such a thing,” they said. “To give our sister to an uncircumcised man would be a disgrace to us. ... Leviticus 20:10 If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife—with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress must surely be put to death. John 8:3-5 The scribes and Pharisees, however, brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before them / and said, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. / In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such a woman. So what do You say?” Exodus 22:16-17 If a man seduces a virgin who is not pledged in marriage and sleeps with her, he must pay the full dowry for her to be his wife. / If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, the man still must pay an amount comparable to the bridal price of a virgin. 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. 2 Samuel 13:12-14 “No, my brother!” she cried. “Do not violate me, for such a thing should never be done in Israel. Do not do this disgraceful thing! / Where could I ever take my shame? And you would be like one of the fools in Israel! Please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.” / But Amnon refused to listen to her, and being stronger, he violated her and lay with her. Hosea 4:14 I will not punish your daughters when they prostitute themselves, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. For the men themselves go off with prostitutes and offer sacrifices with shrine prostitutes. So a people without understanding will come to ruin. Matthew 19:9 Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.” 1 Corinthians 7:2 But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband. Proverbs 6:32-33 He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself. / Wounds and dishonor will befall him, and his reproach will never be wiped away. Ezekiel 16:38 And I will sentence you to the punishment of women who commit adultery and those who shed blood; so I will bring upon you the wrath of your bloodshed and jealousy. Romans 7:2-3 For instance, a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is released from the law of marriage. / So then, if she is joined to another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law and is not an adulteress if she marries another man. 1 Timothy 5:14 So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander. Treasury of Scripture And, see, he has given occasions of speech against her, saying, I found not your 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. Jump to Previous Accused Charges City Cloth Clothing Daughter Daughter's Display Elders Laid Maid Occasions Parents Proof Responsible Scandalous Shameful Sign Slandered Speech Spread Talk Tokens Virgin VirginityJump to Next Accused Charges City Cloth Clothing Daughter Daughter's Display Elders Laid Maid Occasions Parents Proof Responsible Scandalous Shameful Sign Slandered Speech Spread Talk Tokens Virgin VirginityDeuteronomy 22 1. Of humanity toward brothers5. The sex is to be distinguished by apparel 6. The bird is not to be taken with her young ones 8. The house must have battlements 9. Confusion is to be avoided 12. Tassels upon the vesture 13. The punishment of him who slanders his wife 22. of adultery 23. of rape 28. of fornication 30. of incest And now he has slandered her The phrase "slandered her" is rooted in the Hebrew word "שָׂם" (shem), which means to put or place, often used in the context of placing blame or accusation. In the ancient Near Eastern culture, a woman's honor and her family's reputation were closely tied to her virginity at marriage. Slander in this context is not just a personal attack but a communal and familial disgrace. The gravity of such an accusation reflects the importance of truth and integrity in relationships, as well as the protection of one's reputation. saying, ‘I did not find your daughter a virgin.’ But here is the proof of her virginity And they shall spread out the cloth before the elders of the city Hebrew And nowוְהִנֵּה־ (wə·hin·nêh-) Conjunctive waw | Interjection Strong's 2009: Lo! behold! he ה֡וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are has accused her שָׂם֩ (śām) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set of shameful conduct, עֲלִילֹ֨ת (‘ă·lî·lōṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 5949: An exploit, a performance, an opportunity saying, לֵאמֹ֗ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 559: To utter, say ‘I discovered מָצָ֤אתִי (mā·ṣā·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present your daughter לְבִתְּךָ֙ (lə·ḇit·tə·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1323: A daughter was not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no a virgin.’ בְּתוּלִ֔ים (bə·ṯū·lîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1331: Virginity, the tokens of it But here is the proof וְאֵ֖לֶּה (wə·’êl·leh) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those of [her] בִתִּ֑י (ḇit·tî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1323: A daughter virginity.” בְּתוּלֵ֣י (bə·ṯū·lê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1331: Virginity, the tokens of it And they shall spread out וּפָֽרְשׂוּ֙ (ū·p̄ā·rə·śū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 6566: To break apart, disperse the cloth הַשִּׂמְלָ֔ה (haś·śim·lāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8071: A dress, a mantle before לִפְנֵ֖י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face the city הָעִֽיר׃ (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement elders. זִקְנֵ֥י (ziq·nê) Adjective - masculine plural construct Strong's 2205: Old Links Deuteronomy 22:17 NIVDeuteronomy 22:17 NLT Deuteronomy 22:17 ESV Deuteronomy 22:17 NASB Deuteronomy 22:17 KJV Deuteronomy 22:17 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 22:17 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 22:17 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 22:17 French Bible Deuteronomy 22:17 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 22:17 And behold he has accused her (Deut. 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