Deuteronomy 22:13

13 "If any man take a wife and go in unto her, and 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 "Thou shalt not wear a garment of divers sorts, as of woolen and linen together.

12 "Thou shalt make thee fringes upon the four quarters of thy vesture wherewith thou coverest thyself.

13 "If any man take a wife and go in unto her, and hate her,

14 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,'

15 then shall the father of the damsel and her mother take and bring forth the tokens of the damsel's virginity unto the elders of the city in the gate.