Deuteronomy 22:13
in Deuteronomy 22Suppose a man marries a woman, has relations with her, and comes to hate her,
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ASV
If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her,
KJV
If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her,
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This verse in Deuteronomy 22
Commentary
4 notes on this verseIf any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her. That is, marries a wife, and cohabits with her as man and wife, and after some time dislikes her, and is desirous of parting with her, and therefore takes the following wicked method to obtain it: this is to be understood of a virgin taken to wife, as the Targum of Jonathan explains it; and what follows confirms it.
This site's exposition
If any man take a wife
on Deuteronomy 22:13-21
A husband who accuses his bride is answered by her parents bringing evidence to the elders in the gate, so the case is tried in public and the first burden falls on the accuser. If the charge fails he is chastised, fined a hundred shekels of silver, which is twice the fifty of verse 29, and he may never divorce her, so the woman is left provided for by the man who tried to be rid of her. If the charge holds the penalty is death, and the phrase used for the offence, wrought folly in Israel, is the one Genesis 34:7 used first and Judges 20:6 and 2 Samuel 13:12 use again.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
If any man take a wife - And afterward falsely accuse her- What the meaning of that evidence is, by which the accusation was proved false, the learned are not agreed.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
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.
The words behind it
7 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | if | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| יִקַּ֥ח | yikach | he will take | H3947 → | 966 times |
| אִ֖ישׁ | ʾish | a man | H376 → | 1663 times |
| אִשָּׁ֑ה | ʾishah | a wife | H802 → | 781 times |
| וּבָ֥א | uva' | and he will go | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אֵלֶ֖יהָ | ʾeleiha | into her | H413 → | 5510 times |
| וּשְׂנֵאָֽהּ׃ | useneah | and he will hate her | H8130 → | 146 times |
כִּֽי־if
ki-H3588 →4482 times
יִקַּ֥חhe will take
yikachH3947 →966 times
אִ֖ישׁa man
ʾishH376 →1663 times
אִשָּׁ֑הa wife
ʾishahH802 →781 times
וּבָ֥אand he will go
uva'H935 →2568 times
אֵלֶ֖יהָinto her
ʾeleihaH413 →5510 times
וּשְׂנֵאָֽהּ׃and he will hate her
useneahH8130 →146 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Genesis 29:31When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 2:21
So the LORD attended to Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD.
- Psalms 127:3
Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.
- 1 Samuel 1:5
But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved her even though the LORD had closed her womb.
- Genesis 30:1–2
When Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob, she envied her sister. “Give me children, or I will die!” she said to Jacob.
- Deuteronomy 21:15
If a man has two wives, one beloved and the other unloved, and both bear him sons, but the unloved wife has the firstborn son,
- 1 Samuel 2:21
Through
Genesis 29:21Finally Jacob said to Laban, “Grant me my wife, for my time is complete, and I want to sleep with her.”
it leads to
- Judges 15:1
Later on, at the time of the wheat harvest, Samson took a young goat and went to visit his wife. “I want to go to my wife in her room,” he said. But her…
- Judges 15:1
Through
Genesis 29:23But when evening came, Laban took his daughter Leah and gave her to Jacob, and he slept with her.
it leads to
- Micah 7:5
Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.
- Genesis 38:14–15
she removed her widow’s garments, covered her face with a veil to disguise herself, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah. For she saw that although Shelah…
- Micah 7:5
Where this verse is studied
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About Deuteronomy
This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.