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Green's Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 22:20

But if this thing is true that tokens of virginity have not been found for the girl,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Adultery;   Church;   Government;   Husband;   Virgin;   The Topic Concordance - Execution;   Whoredom;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Execution;   Fornication;   Marriage;   Women;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Lie, Lying;   Marriage;   Prostitution;   Sexuality, Human;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Fornication;   Wife;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Capital Punishment;   Court Systems;   Crimes and Punishments;   Elder;   Hate, Hatred;   Woman;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Crimes and Punishments;   Deuteronomy;   Leviticus;   Marriage;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Peculiarities of the Law of Moses;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Divorce in Old Testament;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Marriage;   Proselyte;   Slander;  

Parallel Translations

English Standard Version
But if the thing is true, that evidence of virginity was not found in the young woman,
Update Bible Version
But if this thing is true, that the tokens of virginity were not found in the damsel;
English Revised Version
But if this thing be true, that the tokens of virginity were not found in the damsel:
New Century Version
But if the things the husband said about his wife are true, and there is no proof that she was a virgin,
New English Translation
But if the accusation is true and the young woman was not a virgin,
Webster's Bible Translation
But if this thing shall be true, [and the tokens of] virginity be not found for the damsel:
World English Bible
But if this thing be true, that the tokens of virginity were not found in the young lady;
Amplified Bible
"But if this charge is true that the evidence of virginity was not found in the young woman,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
That if it is soth, that he puttith ayens hir, and virgynyte is not foundun in the damysel, thei schulen caste hir `out of `the yatis of
Young's Literal Translation
`And if this thing hath been truth -- tokens of virginity have not been found for the damsel --
Berean Standard Bible
If, however, this accusation is true, and no proof of the young woman's virginity is found,
Contemporary English Version
But if the man was right and there is no proof that his bride was a virgin,
American Standard Version
But if this thing be true, that the tokens of virginity were not found in the damsel;
Bible in Basic English
But if what he has said is true, and she is seen to be not a virgin,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But and yf the thyng be of a suretie that the damsell be not founde a virgin:
Complete Jewish Bible
"But if the charge is substantiated that evidence for the girl's virginity could not be found;
Darby Translation
But if this thing is true, [and] virginity hath not been found with the damsel;
Easy-to-Read Version
"But what the husband said about his wife might be true. The wife's parents might not have the proof that she was a virgin. If this happens,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
But if this thing be true, that the tokens of virginity were not found in the damsel;
King James Version (1611)
But if this thing be true, and the tokens of virginitie be not found for the damosel:
New Life Bible
But if it is true that the girl was found to have had another man,
New Revised Standard
If, however, this charge is true, that evidence of the young woman's virginity was not found,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But if this thing be true, and the tokens of virginity be not found with the damsel,
Geneva Bible (1587)
But if this thing be true, that the mayde be not found a virgine,
George Lamsa Translation
But if this thing is true, and the tokens of virginity are not found for the damsel;
Good News Translation
"But if the charge is true and there is no proof that she was a virgin,
Douay-Rheims Bible
But if what he charged her with be true, and virginity be not found in the damsel:
Revised Standard Version
But if the thing is true, that the tokens of virginity were not found in the young woman,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But if this report be true, and the tokens of virginity be not found for the damsel;
Christian Standard Bible®
But if this accusation is true and no evidence of the young woman’s virginity is found,
Hebrew Names Version
But if this thing be true, that the tokens of virginity were not found in the young lady;
King James Version
But if this thing be true, and the tokens of virginity be not found for the damsel:
Lexham English Bible
"But if this charge was true, and the signs of virginity were not found for the young woman,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But yf it be of a trueth, that the damsell is not founde a virgin,
THE MESSAGE
But if it turns out that the accusation is true and there is no evidence of the girl's virginity, the men of the town are to take her to the door of her father's house and stone her to death. She acted disgracefully in Israel. She lived like a whore while still in her parents' home. Purge the evil from among you.
New American Standard Bible
"But if this charge is true, and they did not find the girl to have evidence of virginity,
New King James Version
"But if the thing is true, and evidences of virginity are not found for the young woman,
New Living Translation
"But suppose the man's accusations are true, and he can show that she was not a virgin.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"But if this charge is true, that the girl was not found a virgin,
Legacy Standard Bible
"But if this charge is true, that the girl was not found a virgin,

Contextual Overview

13 If any man takes a wife, and goes in to her, and hates her, 14 then sets shameful words to charge her, and brings up an evil name on her, and says, I took this woman, and when I came near her, I did not find in her the tokens of virginity. 15 Then the girl's father and her mother shall take and bring the girl's tokens of virginity to the elders of the city in the gate. 16 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. 17 And, behold, he has laid shameful charges, saying, I have not found in your daughter the tokens of virginity. And yet see these tokens of my daughter's virginity. And they shall spread the garment before the elders of the city. 18 And the elders of that city shall take that man and punish him. 19 And they shall fine him a hundred pieces of silver, and give them to the girl's father, because he has brought an evil name on a virgin of Israel. And she shall be his wife; he may not put her away all his days. 20 But if this thing is true that tokens of virginity have not been found for the girl, 21 then they shall bring out the girl to the door of her father's house. And the men of her city shall stone her with stones, and she shall die; for she has done folly in Israel, to commit fornicationin her father's house. And you shall put awaythe evil from among you. 22 If a man is found lying with a woman married to a husband, then they shall both of them die, the man that lay with the woman, and the woman. And you shall put away the evil from Israel.

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Cross-References

Genesis 11:26
And Terah lived seventy years and fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
Genesis 11:29
And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai. And the name of Nahor's wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
Genesis 24:10
And the slave took ten camels from his master's camels and left. And all his master's goods were in his hand. And he rose up and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.
Genesis 24:15
And it happened before he had finished speaking. Behold! Rebekah came out, she who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, the brother of Abraham, with her pitcher on her shoulder.
Genesis 24:24
And she said to him, I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.
Genesis 31:53
The God of Abraham, the God of Nahor, the God of their father, let judge between us. And Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.
Proverbs 25:25
Like cold waters to a weary soul, so is a good report from a far country.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But if this thing be true,.... Which the husband of the damsel laid to her charge, that she was no virgin when married to him, and she had committed whoredom, of which there was plain proof:

and the tokens of virginity be not found for the damsel; by her parents, or those who had the care of her; or no sufficient reason could be assigned for the want of them, through any family defect, or any disorder of her own; which, as Maimonides z says, the judges were to inquire into.

z Hilchot Ishot, c. 11. sect. 12.


 
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