Deuteronomy 22:14
in Deuteronomy 22and he then accuses her of shameful conduct and gives her a bad name, saying, “I married this woman and had relations with her, but I discovered she was not a virgin.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and lay shameful things to her charge, and bring up an evil name upon her, and say, I took this woman, and when I came nigh to her, I found not in her the tokens of virginity;
KJV
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:
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This verse in Deuteronomy 22
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Suppose a man marries a woman
on Deuteronomy 22:13-21
Her parents answer the husband's charge by bringing proof to the elders at the gate. The case is public, and the burden falls first on the accuser. If the charge fails he is fined a hundred shekels and may never divorce her.
This site's exposition
gives her a bad name
Henry notes that a man who came to hate his wife could divorce her under Deuteronomy 24:1, at the cost of returning her dowry. A false accusation kept the dowry and gave her a bad name as well. The slander was the cheaper road.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And give occasions of speech against her,....
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
19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְשָׂ֥ם | vesam | and he will make | H7760 → | 584 times |
| לָהּ֙ | lah | to <the> her | ||
| עֲלִילֹ֣ת | ʾalilot | deeds of | H5949 → | |
| דְּבָרִ֔ים | devarim | words | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| וְהוֹצִ֥יא | vehotzi' | and he will send forth | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| עָלֶ֖יהָ | ʾaleiha | on her | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| שֵׁ֣ם | shem | a name | H8034 → | 864 times |
| רָ֑ע | ra' | bad | H7451 → | 662 times |
| וְאָמַ֗ר | veamar | and he will say | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָאִשָּׁ֤ה | haishah | the woman | H802 → | 781 times |
| הַזֹּאת֙ | hazot | <the> this | H2063 → | 603 times |
| לָקַ֔חְתִּי | lakachti | I took | H3947 → | 966 times |
| וָאֶקְרַ֣ב | vaekrav | and I drew near | H7126 → | 280 times |
| אֵלֶ֔יהָ | ʾeleiha | to her | H413 → | 5510 times |
| וְלֹא־ | velo'- | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| מָצָ֥אתִי | matzati | I found | H4672 → | 455 times |
| לָ֖הּ | lah | to <the> her | ||
| בְּתוּלִֽים׃ | betulim | virginiti<es> | H1331 → | 10 times |
וְשָׂ֥םand he will make
vesamH7760 →584 times
לָהּ֙to <the> her
lah
עֲלִילֹ֣תdeeds of
ʾalilotH5949 →
דְּבָרִ֔יםwords
devarimH1697 →1440 times
וְהוֹצִ֥יאand he will send forth
vehotzi'H3318 →1067 times
עָלֶ֖יהָon her
ʾaleihaH5921 →5755 times
שֵׁ֣םa name
shemH8034 →864 times
רָ֑עbad
ra'H7451 →662 times
וְאָמַ֗רand he will say
veamarH559 →5305 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הָאִשָּׁ֤הthe woman
haishahH802 →781 times
הַזֹּאת֙<the> this
hazotH2063 →603 times
לָקַ֔חְתִּיI took
lakachtiH3947 →966 times
וָאֶקְרַ֣בand I drew near
vaekravH7126 →280 times
אֵלֶ֔יהָto her
ʾeleihaH413 →5510 times
וְלֹא־and not
velo'-H3808 →5168 times
מָצָ֥אתִיI found
matzatiH4672 →455 times
לָ֖הּto <the> her
lah
בְּתוּלִֽים׃virginiti<es>
betulimH1331 →10 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
Proverbs 18:21Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
it leads to
- Ephesians 4:29
Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.
- Matthew 12:35–37
The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure.
- Colossians 4:6
Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
- Proverbs 10:19–21
When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
- James 3:6–9
The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on…
- Ephesians 4:29
Through
Exodus 20:16You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
it leads to
- Proverbs 19:5
A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.
- Matthew 19:18
“Which ones?” the man asked. Jesus answered, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness,
- Psalms 15:3
who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,
- Proverbs 19:5
Where this verse is studied
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); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.