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The young woman's father will say to the elders: "I gave my daughter to this man to be his wife, but he doesn't like her anymore.
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That's why he has spread false claims about her, saying, ‘I couldn't find any proof that your daughter was a virgin.' But look! Here's proof of my daughter's virginity." At that point they will spread out the blanket in front of the city's elders.
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The city's elders must then take that husband and punish him.
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They will fine him one hundred silver shekels, giving that to the young woman's father, because that husband gave one of Israel's virgin daughters a bad reputation. Moreover, she must remain his wife; he is never allowed to divorce her.
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However, if the claim is true and proof of the young woman's virginity can't be produced,