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Deuteronomy 22:16

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Deuteronomy 22:16 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and the damsel`s father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her;” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and the damsel`s father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her;
Deuteronomy 22:16 — American Standard Version

Context — Deuteronomy 22

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
13If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her,
14and lay shameful things to her charge, and bring up an evil name upon her, and say, I took this woman, and when I came nigh to her, I found not in her the tokens of virginity;
15then 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;
16and the damsel`s father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her;
17and, lo, he hath laid shameful things [to her charge], saying, I found not in thy daughter the tokens of virginity; and yet these are the tokens of my daughter`s virginity. And they shall spread the garment before the elders of the city.
18And the elders of that city shall take the man and chastise him;
19and they shall fine him a hundred [shekels] of silver, and give them unto the father of the damsel, because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Israel: and she shall be his wife; he may not put her away all his days.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the damsel’s father shall say unto the elders, etc.] Not her mother; hence we learn, says Jarchi, that a woman has not power (or is not allowed) to speak before men; that is, in public (see <461434>1 Corinthians 14:34) and it was most proper for a father to appear in court for her, and defend her; and if she had no parents living then, those that brought her up, her guardians, that had the education of her, and placing her out in marriage, were to undertake her cause; or, as Josephus f368 says, those that were next akin to her; or, as, Aben Ezra, one appointed by the court: I gave my daughter unto this man to wife; and, by the Jewish canons f369, a man might give his daughter in…”
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