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And give occasions of speech against her, and bring up an evil name upon her, and say, I took this woman, and when I came to her, I found her not a maid:
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and accuses her of misconduct and brings a bad name upon her, saying, 'I took this woman, and when I came near her, I did not find in her evidence of virginity,'
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and accuses [her] of shameful conduct, and gives her a bad name, saying, 'I married this woman and was intimate with her, but I didn't find [any] evidence of her virginity,'
Deuteronomy 22:14 In-Context
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Make tassels on the four corners of the cloak you wear.
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If a man takes a wife and, after sleeping with her, dislikes her
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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,”
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then the young woman’s father and mother shall bring to the town elders at the gate proof that she was a virgin.
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Her father will say to the elders, “I gave my daughter in marriage to this man, but he dislikes her.