16 And the damsel's father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her;
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Her father will say to the elders, “I gave my daughter in marriage to this man, but he dislikes her.
17 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.
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Now he has slandered her and said, ‘I did not find your daughter to be a virgin.’ But here is the proof of my daughter’s virginity.” Then her parents shall display the cloth before the elders of the town,