Deuteronomy 22:17 KJV

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.

Thou and Ye

  • thy one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

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Parallel Passages

  • Romans 13:4 For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Topics

  • Adultery Penalties for Adultery
  • Character Defamation of, punished
  • Church Rules of discipline in, mosaic and Christian
  • Damages and compensation General scriptures concerning Damages and compensation
  • Government Devolving upon a local senate and executive officers

Timeline

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And, lo, he hath given וְהִנֵּה wĕhinnê Demonstrative · with and הוּא hûʾ Pronoun · third person masculine singular שָׂם śām שׂוּם Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
  • occasions עֲלִילֹת ʿălîlōt עֲלִילָה Noun · feminine plural construct
  • of speech דְּבָרִים dĕbārîm דָּבָר Noun · masculine plural
  • saying לֵאמֹר lēʾmōr אָמַר Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
  • I found מָצָאתִי māṣāʾtî מָצָא Verb · qal perfect, first person common singular
  • not thy daughter לֹא lōʾ Negative לְבִתְּךָ lĕbittĕkā בַּת Noun · feminine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: second person masculine singular
  • a maid בְּתוּלִים bĕtûlîm בְּתוּלִים Noun · masculine or feminine plural
  • and yet these are the tokens of my daughter's וְאֵלֶּה wĕʾēllê Pronoun · with and בִתִּי bittî בַּת Noun · feminine singular construct · with suffix: first person common singular
  • virginity בְּתוּלֵי bĕtûlê בְּתוּלִים Noun · masculine or feminine plural construct
  • And they shall spread וּפָרְשׂוּ ûpārĕśû פָּרַשׂ Verb · qal sequential perfect, third person common plural · with and
  • the cloth הַשִּׂמְלָה haśśimlâ שִׂמְלָה Noun · feminine singular · with the
  • before לִפְנֵי lipnê פָּנִים Noun · masculine or feminine plural construct · with preposition
  • the elders זִקְנֵי ziqnê זָקֵן Adjective · masculine plural construct
  • of the city הָעִיר hāʿîr עִיר Noun · feminine singular · with the

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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