Deuteronomy 22:13

13 "If any man takes a wife, and goes in to her, and detests 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 "You shall not wear a garment of different sorts, such as wool and linen mixed together.

12 "You shall make tassels on the four corners of the clothing with which you cover yourself.

13 "If any man takes a wife, and goes in to her, and detests her,

14 and charges her with shameful conduct, and brings a bad name on her, and says, 'I took this woman, and when I came to her I found she was not a virgin,'

15 then the father and mother of the young woman shall take and bring out the evidence of the young woman's virginity to the elders of the city at the gate.