"And, lo, he hath given occasions of speech {against her}, saying, I found not thy daughter a maid; and yet these {are th…" — Deuteronomy 22:17

Deuteronomy 22:17 · 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.”

— Deuteronomy 22:17

Verse 16

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

Verse 18

And the elders of that city shall take that man and chastise him;

Deuteronomy 22 — Context

Then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring forth {the tokens of} the damsel's virginity unto the elders of the city in the gate:

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

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.

And the elders of that city shall take that man and chastise him;

And they shall amerce him in an hundred {shekels} of silver, and give {them} unto the father of the damsel, because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Israel: and she shall be his wife; he may not put her away all his days.