Deuteronomy 22:13

Marriage Violations

13 If a man takes a wife and, after sleeping with her, dislikes her

Deuteronomy 22:13 in Other Translations

13 If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her,

13 "If any man takes a wife and goes in to her and then hates her

13 “Suppose a man marries a woman, but after sleeping with her, he turns against her

13 If a man marries a woman, sleeps with her, and then turns on her,

13 "If a man marries a woman, has sexual relations with her, and comes to hate her,

Deuteronomy 22:13 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 22:13

If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her.
] That is, marries a wife, and cohabits with her as man and wife, and after some time dislikes her, and is desirous of parting with her, and therefore takes the following wicked method to obtain it: this is to be understood of a virgin taken to wife, as the Targum of Jonathan explains it; and what follows confirms it.

Deuteronomy 22:13 In-Context

11 Do not wear clothes of wool and linen woven together.

12 Make tassels on the four corners of the cloak you wear.

13 If a man takes a wife and, after sleeping with her, dislikes her

14 and slanders her and gives her a bad name, saying, “I married this woman, but when I approached her, I did not find proof of her virginity,”

15 then the young woman’s father and mother shall bring to the town elders at the gate proof that she was a virgin.

Cross References

• 1. Deuteronomy 24:1