Deuteronomy 22:17
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.
BSB
Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
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.
KJV
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.
⋯
Commentary
1 voiceVoices on this verse
loading…Original language & word study
18 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְהִנֵּה־ | ve.hi.neh- | and there! | H2009 → |
| ה֡וּא | hu' | he | H1931 → |
| שָׂם֩ | sam | he has made | H7760 → |
| עֲלִילֹ֨ת | 'a.li.Lot | deeds of | H5949 → |
| דְּבָרִ֜ים | de.va.Rim | words | H1697 → |
| לֵאמֹ֗ר | le.Mor | <to> saying | H559 → |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → |
| מָצָ֤אתִי | ma.Tza.ti | I found | H4672 → |
| לְבִתְּךָ֙ | le.vi.te.Kha | to daughter your | H1323 → |
| בְּתוּלִ֔ים | be.tu.Lim | virginiti<es> | H1331 → |
| וְאֵ֖לֶּה | ve.'E.leh | and these | H428 → |
| בְּתוּלֵ֣י | be.tu.Lei | [are] [the] virginiti<es> of | H1331 → |
| בִתִּ֑י | vi.Ti | daughter my | H1323 → |
| וּפָֽרְשׂוּ֙ | u.fa.re.Su | and they will spread out | H6566 → |
| הַשִּׂמְלָ֔ה | ha.sim.Lah | the garment | H8071 → |
| לִפְנֵ֖י | lif.Nei | <to> before | H6440 → |
| זִקְנֵ֥י | zik.Nei | [the] elders of | H2205 → |
| הָעִֽיר׃ | ha.'Ir | the city | H5892 → |
The walk
Featured studies on this passage
About Deuteronomy
