| 17. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Deuteronomy 22:17:1 ⧉וְהִנֵּה־הוּאvehinehuand behold, he Deuteronomy 22:17:2 ⧉עֲלֵיהָ־שֵׁםaleyahwehraises against her a charge Deuteronomy 22:17:3 ⧉עַל־דְּבָרִיםaldevarimabout matters Deuteronomy 22:17:4 ⧉לֵאמֹרlemorsaying Deuteronomy 22:17:5 ⧉לֹא־מָצָאתִיlomatsatiI did not find Deuteronomy 22:17:6 ⧉לְבִתְּךָlevitkhain your daughter Deuteronomy 22:17:7 ⧉בְּתוּלִיםbetulimevidence of virginity Deuteronomy 22:17:8 ⧉וְאֵלֶּהveeleand these Deuteronomy 22:17:9 ⧉בְּתוּלֵיbetuleithe evidences of virginity Deuteronomy 22:17:10 ⧉בִּתִּיbitiof my daughter Deuteronomy 22:17:11 ⧉וּפָרְשׂוּuparsuand they shall spread out Deuteronomy 22:17:12 ⧉הַשִּׂמְלָהhasimlathe cloak Deuteronomy 22:17:13 ⧉לִפְנֵיlifneibefore Deuteronomy 22:17:14 ⧉זִקְנֵיzikneithe elders of Deuteronomy 22:17:15 ⧉הָעִיר׃hairthe city |
| 17. Formal Translation And behold, he has brought accusations, saying, ‘I did not find your daughter a virgin.’ And these are the tokens of my daughter’s virginity. Then they shall spread out the garment before the elders of the city. |
| 17. Dynamic Translation Look, he has made up false claims, saying, ‘I found no proof that your daughter was a virgin.’ But here is the evidence of my daughter’s virginity. Then her parents will display the cloth in front of the town elders. |