Bible verse
and say to the elders, “I gave my daughter in marriage to this man, but he has come to hate her.
Deuteronomy 22:16 · BSB
The verses around it, from Deuteronomy 22.
12 You are to make tassels on the four corners of the cloak you wear.
13 Suppose a man marries a woman, has relations with her, and comes to hate her,
14 and 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.”
15 Then the young woman’s father and mother shall bring the proof of her virginity to the city elders at the gate
16 and say to the elders, “I gave my daughter in marriage to this man, but he has come to hate her.
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.
18 Then the elders of that city shall take the man and punish him.
19 They are also to fine him a hundred shekels of silver and give them to the young woman’s father, because this man has given a virgin of Israel a bad name. And she shall remain his wife; he must not divorce her as long as he lives.
20 If, however, this accusation is true, and no proof of the young woman’s virginity can be found,
KJV
And the damsel’s father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth 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;
ERV
and the damsel’s father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her;
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