15 Then shall the father of the maid and her mother take and bring the signs of the maid’s virginity unto the Elders of the city to the gate.

16 And the maid’s father shall say unto the Elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife and he hateth her:

17 And lo, he layeth slanderous things unto her charge, saying, I found not thy daughter a maid: lo, these are the tokens of my daughter’s virginity: and they shall spread the [a]vesture before the Elders of the city.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 22:17 Meaning, the sheet, wherein the signs of her virginity were.

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