Deuteronomy 22:15
ContextNET © | Then the father and mother of the young woman must produce the evidence of virginity 1 for the elders of the city at the gate. |
NIV © | then the girl’s father and mother shall bring proof that she was a virgin to the town elders at the gate. |
NASB © | then the girl’s father and her mother shall take and bring out the evidence of the girl’s virginity to the elders of the city at the gate. |
NLT © | If the man does this, the woman’s father and mother must bring the proof of her virginity to the leaders of the town. |
MSG © | then the father and mother of the girl are to take her with the proof of her virginity to the town leaders at the gate. |
BBE © | Then let the girl’s father and mother put before the responsible men of the town, in the public place, signs that the girl was a virgin: |
NRSV © | The father of the young woman and her mother shall then submit the evidence of the young woman’s virginity to the elders of the city at the gate. |
NKJV © | "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. |
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NET © | Then the father and mother of the young woman must produce the evidence of virginity 1 for the elders of the city at the gate. |
NET © Notes |
1 sn In light of v. 17 this would evidently be blood-stained sheets indicative of the first instance of intercourse. See E. H. Merrill, Deuteronomy (NAC), 302-3. |