Deuteronomy 22:16

“And the damsel’s father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her;”

"And the damsel’s father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her;" - Deuteronomy 22:16
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What does Deuteronomy 22:16 mean?

Deuteronomy 22:16 from the King James Version of the Bible states: "And the damsel's father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her." This verse comes from the book of Deuteronomy in the Old Testament, which is a book of laws and…

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Deuteronomy 22:16 states, "And the damsel's father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her." This verse, which may seem like an odd inclusion in the Mosaic Law, provides profound insights into the nature of relationships, the…

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O Lord, our Heavenly Father, In Your infinite wisdom and boundless love, we come before You today to lift up our voices in prayer, seeking Your presence and intervention in matters of the heart and of familial duty. Your Word reminds us in Deuteronomy 22:16, "And the damsel's…

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Deuteronomy 22:16 - "And the damsel's father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her;"
Deuteronomy 16:22 - "Neither shalt thou set thee up any image; which the LORD thy God hateth."
"Neither shalt thou set thee up any image; which the LORD thy God hateth." - Deuteronomy 16:22
Deuteronomy 20:16
Deuteronomy 20:16
Deuteronomy 20:16
Deuteronomy 22:20 - "But if this thing be true, and the tokens of virginity be not found for the damsel:"
Deuteronomy 22:10 - "¶ Thou shalt not plow with an ox and an ass together."
Deuteronomy 14:16 - "The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan,"
Deuteronomy 22:18 - "And the elders of that city shall take that man and chastise him;"
Deuteronomy 23:22 - "But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee."
Deuteronomy 9:22 - "And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah, ye provoked the LORD to wrath."
Deuteronomy 22:11 - "¶ Thou shalt not wear a garment of divers sorts, as of woollen and linen together."
Deuteronomy 22:13 - "¶ If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her,"
Deuteronomy 10:16 - "Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked."
Deuteronomy 31:22 - "¶ Moses therefore wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of Israel."
Deuteronomy 22:27 - "For he found her in the field, and the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her."
Deuteronomy 28:16 - "Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field."
Genesis 22-16
Deuteronomy 22:23 - "¶ If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;"
Deuteronomy 3:22 - "Ye shall not fear them: for the LORD your God he shall fight for you."
Deuteronomy 33:22 - "¶ And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion's whelp: he shall leap from Bashan."
Deuteronomy 22:30 - "¶ A man shall not take his father's wife, nor discover his father's skirt."
Deuteronomy 22:22 - "¶ If a man be found lying with a woman married to an husband, then they shall both of them die, both the man that lay with the woman, and the woman: so shalt thou put away evil from Israel."
Deuteronomy 22:28 - "¶ If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found;"
Deuteronomy 32:16 - "They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger."
Luke 16:22-26
Deuteronomy 6:16 - "¶ Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah."
Deuteronomy 14:22 - "Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year."