Deuteronomy 22:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
and behold,וְהִנֵּה־
(ve·hin·neh-)
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
he has chargedשָׂם֩
(sam)
7760: to put, place, seta prim. root
her with shamefulעֲלִילֹ֨ת
(a·li·lot)
5949: wantonness, a deedfrom alal
deeds,דְּבָרִ֜ים
(de·va·rim)
1697: speech, wordfrom dabar
saying,לֵאמֹ֗ר
(le·mor)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"I did not findמָצָ֤אתִי
(ma·tza·ti)
4672: to attain to, finda prim. root
your daughterלְבִתְּךָ֙
(le·vit·te·cha)
1323: daughterfrom ben
a virgin."בְּתוּלִ֔ים
(be·tu·lim,)
1331: virginityfrom the same as bethulah
But thisוְאֵ֖לֶּה
(ve·'el·leh)
428: thesea prim. pronoun
is the evidenceבְּתוּלֵ֣י
(be·tu·lei)
1331: virginityfrom the same as bethulah
of my daughter'sבִתִּ֑י
(vit·ti;)
1323: daughterfrom ben
virginity.' 
 
1331: virginityfrom the same as bethulah
And they shall spreadוּפָֽרְשׂוּ֙
(u·fa·re·su)
6566: to spread out, spreada prim. root
the garmentהַשִּׂמְלָ֔ה
(has·sim·lah,)
8071: a wrapper, mantlefrom an unused word
beforeלִפְנֵ֖י
(lif·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
the eldersזִקְנֵ֥י
(zik·nei)
2205: oldfrom the same as zaqan
of the city.הָעִֽיר׃
(ha·'ir.)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
And lo he hath given
suwm  (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
occasions
`aliylah  (al-ee-law')
an exploit (of God), or a performance (of man, often in a bad sense); by implication, an opportunity -- act(-ion), deed, doing, invention, occasion, work.
of speech
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
against her saying
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
I found
matsa'  (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
not thy daughter
bath  (bath)
apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village.
a maid
bthuwliym  (beth-oo-leem')
(collectively and abstractly) virginity; by implication and concretely, the tokens of it -- maid, virginity.
and yet these are the tokens of my daughter's
bath  (bath)
apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village.
virginity
bthuwliym  (beth-oo-leem')
(collectively and abstractly) virginity; by implication and concretely, the tokens of it -- maid, virginity.
And they shall spread
paras  (paw-ras')
to break apart, disperse, etc. -- break, chop in pieces, lay open, scatter, spread (abroad, forth, selves, out), stretch (forth, out).
the cloth
simlah  (sim-law')
a dress, especially a mantle -- apparel, cloth(-es, -ing), garment, raiment.
before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
the elders
zaqen  (zaw-kane')
old -- aged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.
of the city
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
and behold, he has charged her with shameful deeds, saying, "I did not find your daughter a virgin." But this is the evidence of my daughter's virginity.' And they shall spread the garment before the elders of the city.

King James Bible
And, 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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He has accused her of shameful conduct, saying: "I didn't find any evidence of your daughter's virginity," but here is the evidence of my daughter's virginity.' They will spread out the cloth before the city elders.

International Standard Version
Now look, he has invented charges against her by saying, "I haven't found your daughter to be a virgin." But here is the proof of my daughter's virginity.' Then they are to spread the cloth before the elders of the city.

NET Bible
Moreover, he has raised accusations of impropriety by saying, 'I discovered your daughter was not a virgin,' but this is the evidence of my daughter's virginity!" The cloth must then be spread out before the city's elders.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Now he has made up charges against her. He says he found out that my daughter wasn't a virgin. But here's the evidence!" Then the girl's parents must spread out the cloth in front of the leaders of the city.

King James 2000 Bible
And, lo, he has charged her with shameful conduct, saying, I found not your daughter a virgin; and yet these are the evidence of my daughter's virginity. And they shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city.
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