Deuteronomy 22:16
And the damsel’s father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her;
And the damosels father shall say vnto the Elders, I gaue my daughter vnto this man to wife, & he hateth her:
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Deuteronomy 22:16
Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.
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1. Bestowed, delivered, or granted. 2. Caused or appointed.
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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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Hates; regards with strong dislike, aversion, or enmity.
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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:
15Then shal the father of the damosell, and her mother take, and bring forth the tokens of the damosels virginitie, vnto the Elders of the citie 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;
16And the damosels father shall say vnto the Elders, I gaue my daughter vnto this man to wife, & he hateth her:
Selected passage17And, 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.
17And loe, he hath giuen occasions of speech against her, saying, I found not thy daughter a maid: and yet these are the tokens of my daughters virginity; and they shall spread the cloth before the Elders of the citie.