Deuteronomy 22:13

Marriage Violations

13 Suppose a man marries a woman, has 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 You are to make tassels on the four corners of the cloak you wear.

13 Suppose a man marries a woman, has relations with her, and comes to hate her,

14 and he then accuses her of shameful conduct and gives her a bad name, saying, “I married this woman and had relations with her, but I discovered she was not a virgin.”

15 Then the young woman’s father and mother shall bring the proof of her virginity to the city elders at the gate