Deuteronomy 22:17

Bible › Deuteronomy › Chapter 22 › Verse 17

And, lo, he hath given occasions of speech against her, saying, I found not thy daughter a maid; and yet these are the tokens of my daughter’s virginity. And they shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city.And now he has accused her of shameful conduct, saying, ‘I discovered that your daughter was not a virgin.’ But here is the proof of her virginity.” And they shall spread out the cloth before the city elders.

In other translations

And, lo, he hath given occasions of speech against her, saying, I found not thy daughter a maid; and yet these are the tokens of my daughter’s virginity. And they shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city.And now he has accused her of shameful conduct, saying, ‘I discovered that your daughter was not a virgin.’ But here is the proof of her virginity.” And they shall spread out the cloth before the city elders.

Hebrew words

וְהִנֵּה־vehineh-and there!H2009הוּאhu'heH1931שָׂםsamhe has madeH7760עֲלִילֹת'alilotdeeds ofH5949דְּבָרִיםdevarimwordsH1697לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559לֹא־lo'-notH3808מָצָאתִיmatzatiI foundH4672לְבִתְּךָlevitekhato daughter yourH1323בְּתוּלִיםbetulimvirginiti<es>H1331וְאֵלֶּהve'elehand theseH428בְּתוּלֵיbetulei[are] [the] virginiti<es> ofH1331בִתִּיvitidaughter myH1323וּפָרְשׂוּufaresuand they will spread outH6566הַשִּׂמְלָהhasimlahthe garmentH8071לִפְנֵיlifnei<to> beforeH6440זִקְנֵיziknei[the] elders ofH2205הָעִיר׃ha'irthe cityH5892

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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