Deuteronomy 22:16

Good News Translation

Her father will say to them, ‘I gave my daughter to this man in marriage, and now he doesn't want her.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The young woman’s father will say to the elders, ‘I gave my daughter to this man as a wife, but he hates her.

Hebrew Names Version
and the young lady's father shall tell the Zakenim, I gave my daughter to this man to wife, and he hates her;

King James Version
And the damsel's father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her;

Lexham English Bible
And then the father of the young woman shall say to the elders, ‘I gave my daughter to this man as wife, but he now dislikes her,

English Standard Version
And the father of the young woman shall say to the elders, ‘I gave my daughter to this man to marry, and he hates her;

New Century Version
The girl's father will say to the elders, "I gave my daughter to this man to be his wife, but now he does not want her.

New English Translation
The young woman's father must say to the elders, "I gave my daughter to this man and he has rejected her.

Amplified Bible
"The father of the young woman shall say to the elders, 'I gave my daughter to this man as a wife, but he hates her and has turned against her;

New American Standard Bible
"And the girl's father shall say to the elders, 'I gave my daughter to this man as a wife, but he turned against her;

Geneva Bible (1587)
And the maydes father shall say vnto the Elders, I gaue my daughter vnto this man to wife, and he hateth her:

Legacy Standard Bible
Then the girl's father shall say to the elders, ‘I gave my daughter to this man as a wife, but he turned against her;

Contemporary English Version
Her father will say, "I let my daughter marry this man, but he started hating her

Complete Jewish Bible
The girl's father will say to the leaders, ‘I let my daughter marry this man, but he hates her,

Darby Translation
and the damsel's father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man as wife, and he hates her;

Easy-to-Read Version
The girl's father must say to the leaders, ‘I gave my daughter to this man to be his wife, but now he does not want her.

George Lamsa Translation
And the damsels father shall say to the elders, I gave my daughter to this man to wife, and he hates her;

Literal Translation
And the girl's father shall say to the elders, I have given my daughter to this man for a wife, and he hates her.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And ye damsels father shal saie vnto ye Elders: I gaue this man my doughter to wyfe. Now hateth he her,

American Standard Version
and the damsel's father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her;

Bible in Basic English
And let the girl's father say to the responsible men, I gave my daughter to this man for his wife, but he has no love for her;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the damsels father shall say vnto the elders: I gaue my daughter vnto this man to wyfe, and he hateth her,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the damsel's father shall say unto the elders: 'I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her;

King James Version (1611)
And the damosels father shall say vnto the Elders, I gaue my daughter vnto this man to wife, & he hateth her:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the father of the damsel shall say to the elders, I gave this my daughter to this man for a wife;

English Revised Version
and the damsel's father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her;

Berean Standard Bible
and say to the elders, "I gave my daughter in marriage to this man, but he has come to hate her.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and the fadir schal seie, Y yaf my douytir wijf to this man, and for he hatith hir, he puttith to hir `the werste name,

Young's Literal Translation
and the father of the damsel hath said unto the elders, My daughter I have given to this man for a wife, and he doth hate her;

Update Bible Version
and the damsel's father shall say to the elders, I gave my daughter to this man as wife, and he hates her;

Webster's Bible Translation
And the damsel's father shall say to the elders, I gave my daughter to this man for a wife, and he hateth her,

World English Bible
and the young lady's father shall tell the elders, I gave my daughter to this man to wife, and he hates her;

New King James Version
And the young woman's father shall say to the elders, "I gave my daughter to this man as wife, and he detests her.

New Living Translation
Her father must say to them, ‘I gave my daughter to this man to be his wife, and now he has turned against her.

New Life Bible
The girl's father will say to the leaders, ‘I gave my daughter to this man for a wife. But he turned against her.

New Revised Standard
The father of the young woman shall say to the elders: "I gave my daughter in marriage to this man but he dislikes her;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and the father of the damsel shall say unto the elders, - My daughter, gave I unto this man to wife and he hated her;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the father shall say: I gave my daughter unto this man to wife: and because he hateth her,

Revised Standard Version
and the father of the young woman shall say to the elders, 'I gave my daughter to this man to wife, and he spurns her;

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"The girl's father shall say to the elders, 'I gave my daughter to this man for a wife, but he turned against her;

Contextual Overview

¹³ "Suppose a man marries a young woman and later he decides he doesn't want her. ¹⁴ So he makes up false charges against her, accusing her of not being a virgin when they got married. ¹⁵ "If this happens, the young woman's parents are to take the blood-stained wedding sheet that proves she was a virgin, and they are to show it in court to the town leaders. ¹⁶ Her father will say to them, ‘I gave my daughter to this man in marriage, and now he doesn't want her. ¹⁷ 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!' ¹⁸ Then the town leaders are to take the husband and beat him. ¹⁹ They are also to fine him a hundred pieces of silver and give the money to the young woman's father, because the man has brought disgrace on an Israelite woman. Moreover, she will continue to be his wife, and he can never divorce her as long as he lives. ²⁰ "But if the charge is true and there is no proof that she was a virgin, ²¹ then they are to take her out to the entrance of her father's house, where the men of her city are to stone her to death. She has done a shameful thing among our people by having intercourse before she was married, while she was still living in her father's house. In this way you will get rid of this evil. ²² "If a man is caught having intercourse with another man's wife, both of them are to be put to death. In this way you will get rid of this evil.

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Cross-References

Genesis 12:2
I will give you many descendants, and they will become a great nation. I will bless you and make your name famous, so that you will be a blessing.

Genesis 22:13
Abraham looked around and saw a ram caught in a bush by its horns. He went and got it and offered it as a burnt offering instead of his son.

Genesis 22:14
Abraham named that place "The Lord Provides." And even today people say, "On the Lord 's mountain he provides."

Psalms 105:9
He will keep the agreement he made with Abraham and his promise to Isaac.

Isaiah 45:23
My promise is true, and it will not be changed. I solemnly promise by all that I am: Everyone will come and kneel before me and vow to be loyal to me.

Jeremiah 49:13
I myself have sworn that the city of Bozrah will become a horrifying sight and a desert; people will make fun of it and use its name as a curse. All the nearby villages will be in ruins forever. I, the Lord , have spoken."

Jeremiah 51:14
The Lord Almighty has sworn by his own life that he will bring many men to attack Babylonia like a swarm of locusts, and they will shout with victory.

Amos 6:8
The Sovereign Lord Almighty has given this solemn warning: "I hate the pride of the people of Israel; I despise their luxurious mansions. I will give their capital city and everything in it to the enemy."

Luke 1:73
With a solemn oath to our ancestor Abraham he promised to rescue us from our enemies and allow us to serve him without fear, <

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the damsel's father shall say unto the elders,.... Not her mother; hence we learn, says Jarchi, that a woman has not power (or is not allowed) to speak before men; that is, in public see 1 Corinthians 14:34 and it was most proper for a father to appear in court for her, and defend her; and if she had no parents living then, those that brought her up, her guardians, that had the education of her, and placing her out in marriage, were to undertake her cause; or, as Josephus r says, those that were next akin to her; or, as, Aben Ezra, one appointed by the court:

I gave my daughter unto this man to wife; and, by the Jewish canons s, a man might give his daughter in marriage, but a woman might not:

and he hateth her; has taken a dislike to her, and wants to be rid of her, and therefore has brought this infamous action against her.

r Antiqu. l. 4. c. 8. sect. 23. s Misn. Sotah, c. 3. sect. 8.