Deuteronomy 22:20 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

But if this thing be true, and the tokens of virginity be not found for the damsel:

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

But if this accusation is true, and there is no proof that the young woman was a virgin:

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse begins describing what would happen if a husband's accusation about his wife's virginity before marriage turned out to be true.

📚 Historical Context

This verse is part of ancient Israel's marriage laws, written around 1400 BC when proving virginity was considered crucial for family honor and legal contracts. In that culture, marriage was often arranged between families, and a woman's virginity was seen as valuable property that affected the bride price paid to her family. These laws were meant to protect both men and women from false accusations while maintaining social order in a patriarchal society.

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Deuteronomy 22:14

And he makes accusations against her and damages her reputation, saying, 'I married this woman, but when I was intimate with her, I discovered she was not a virgin.'

Deuteronomy 22:17

Look, he has made accusations against her, claiming, 'I discovered your daughter was not a virgin when I married her.' But here is the proof of my daughter's virginity. And they will display the cloth before the city elders.

Deuteronomy 22:19

And they shall fine him one hundred shekels of silver and give the money to the young woman's father, because he has falsely accused and damaged the reputation of an Israelite virgin. She shall remain his wife, and he can never divorce her for the rest of his life.

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