Deuteronomy 21:13

21:13 discard the clothing she was wearing when captured, 1  and stay 2  in your house, lamenting for her father and mother for a full month. After that you may have sexual relations 3  with her and become her husband and she your wife.

Deuteronomy 22:14

22:14 accusing her of impropriety 4  and defaming her reputation 5  by saying, “I married this woman but when I had sexual relations 6  with her I discovered she was not a virgin!”

1 tn Heb “she is to…remove the clothing of her captivity” (cf. NASB); NRSV “discard her captive’s garb.”

2 tn Heb “sit”; KJV, NASB, NRSV “remain.”

3 tn Heb “go unto,” a common Hebrew euphemism for sexual relations.

4 tn Heb “deeds of things”; NRSV “makes up charges against her”; NIV “slanders her.”

5 tn Heb “brings against her a bad name”; NIV “gives her a bad name.”

6 tn Heb “drew near to her.” This is another Hebrew euphemism for having sexual relations.