Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And he set pretexts of words against her, and brought up an evil name upon her, and said, I took this woman, and I shall come near to her, and I found in her not a virgin:
New American Standard Bible
and charges her with shameful deeds and
King James Version
And give occasions of speech against her, and bring up an evil name upon her, and say, I took this woman, and when I came to her, I found her not a maid:
Holman Bible
and accuses her of shameful conduct, and gives her a bad name, saying, ‘I married this woman and was intimate with her, but I didn’t find any evidence of her virginity,’
International Standard Version
invents charges against her, and defames her by saying, "I have married this woman, but when I had sexual relations with her I found that she wasn't a virgin.'
A Conservative Version
and charges her with shameful things, and brings up an evil name upon her, and says, I took this woman, and when I came near to her, I did not find in her the tokens of virginity,
American Standard Version
and lay shameful things to her charge, and bring up an evil name upon her, and say, I took this woman, and when I came nigh to her, I found not in her the tokens of virginity;
Amplified
and charges her [without cause] with shameful behavior and
Bible in Basic English
And says evil things about her and gives her a bad name, saying, I took this woman, and when I had connection with her it was clear to me that she was not a virgin:
Darby Translation
and charge her with things for scandalous talk, and cause an evil name against her to be spread abroad, and say, This woman have I taken, and I came in unto her, and I did not find her a virgin;
King James 2000
And charges her with shameful conduct, and brings an evil name upon her, and says, I took this woman, and when I came to her, I found her not a virgin:
Lexham Expanded Bible
and {he accuses her falsely}, and {he defames her}, and he says 'This woman I took and I lay with her and {I discovered that she was not a virgin},'
Modern King James verseion
and makes shameful charges against her, and brings up an evil name on her, and says, I took this woman, and when I came to her, I did not find in her the tokens of virginity,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and lay shameful things unto her charge and bring up an evil name upon her and say, 'I took this wife, and when I came to her, I found her not a maid':
NET Bible
accusing her of impropriety and defaming her reputation by saying, "I married this woman but when I had sexual relations with her I discovered she was not a virgin!"
New Heart English Bible
and accuses her of shameful things, and brings up an evil name on her, and says, "I took this woman, and when I came near to her, I did not find in her the tokens of virginity";
The Emphasized Bible
and raiseth against her occasions of speech, and bringeth upon her an evil name, and saith - This woman, I took, and approached her, and found not that she had the tokens of virginity,
Webster
And give occasions of speech against her, and bring an evil name upon her, and say, I took this woman, and when I came to her, I found her not a maid:
World English Bible
and accuses her of shameful things, and brings up an evil name on her, and says, "I took this woman, and when I came near to her, I didn't find in her the tokens of virginity;"
Youngs Literal Translation
and laid against her actions of words, and brought out against her an evil name, and said, This woman I have taken, and I draw near unto her, and I have not found in her tokens of virginity:
Themes
Character » Defamation of, punished
Whoredom » What should be done to whores according to the law
Interlinear
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`aliylah
Yatsa'
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Shem
Qarab
References
Smith
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 22:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
Detailed Stipulations: Purity And Unity
13 If any man shall take a wife, and went in to her and hated her, 14 And he set pretexts of words against her, and brought up an evil name upon her, and said, I took this woman, and I shall come near to her, and I found in her not a virgin: 15 And the father of the young girl took, and her mother, and brought the signs of virginity of the young girl to the elders of the city to the gate:
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 20:16
Thou shalt not testify against thy friend for falsehood.
Exodus 23:1
Thou shalt not take up a false report: thou shalt not put thy hand with the unjust one to be a witness of wrong.
Deuteronomy 22:19
And they amerced him a hundred of silver, and gave to the father of the maiden, for he brought out an evil name upon a virgin of Israel: and she shall be to him for a wife; he shall not be able to send her away all his days.
Proverbs 18:8
The words of the tale-bearer as dainty morsels, and they will go down to the chambers of the belly.
Proverbs 18:21
Death and life in the hand of the tongue: and they loving it shall eat its fruit
1 Timothy 5:14
I wish therefore the younger to marry, to bear children, to rule the house, to give no occasion to him opposing for reproach.