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The young lady’s father shall tell the elders, “I gave my daughter to this man as his wife, and he hates her.

Deuteronomy 22:16 · WEB

This verse in other languages

ગુજરાતીપુનર્નિયમ ૨૨:૧૬
અને કન્યાના પિતા ગામના વડીલોને કહે કે, “મેં મારી દીકરીને આ પુરુષને પરણાવી, હવે તે તેને ધિક્કારે છે.”
हिन्दीव्यवस्थाविवरण २२:१६
और उस कन्या का पिता वृद्ध लोगों से कहे, ‘मैंने अपनी बेटी इस पुरुष को ब्याह दी, और वह उसको अप्रिय लगती है;

In context

14accuses her of shameful things, gives her a bad name, and says, “I took this woman, and when I came near to her, I didn’t find in her the tokens of virginity;”

15then the young lady’s father and mother shall take and bring the tokens of the young lady’s virginity to the elders of the city in the gate.

16The young lady’s father shall tell the elders, “I gave my daughter to this man as his wife, and he hates her.

17Behold, he has accused her of shameful things, saying, ‘I didn’t find in your daughter the tokens of virginity;’ and yet these are the tokens of my daughter’s virginity.” They shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city.

18The elders of that city shall take the man and chastise him.

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