Deuteronomy 22:19 meaning and explanation
They are also to fine him a hundred shekels of silver and give them to the young woman’s father, because this man has given a virgin of Israel a bad name. And she shall remain his wife; he must not divorce her as long as he lives.
Deuteronomy 22:19, Berean Standard Bible
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In this case law, a husband has falsely accused his bride of not being a virgin, and her parents have produced the cloth as proof before the city elders. The elders punish him, fine him a hundred shekels of silver payable to her father, and forbid him ever to divorce her.
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