Deuteronomy 22:13–14

Purity in the Marriage Relationship

22:13 Suppose a man marries a woman, has sexual relations with her,25 and then rejects26 her, 22:14 accusing her of impropriety27 and defaming her reputation28 by saying, “I married this woman but when I had sexual relations29 with her I discovered she was not a virgin!”

25	tn Heb “goes to her,” a Hebrew euphemistic idiom for sexual relations.
26	tn Heb “hate.” See note on the word “other” in Deut 21:15. Cf. NAB “comes to dislike”; NASB “turns against”; TEV “decides he doesn’t want.”
27	tn Heb “deeds of things”; NRSV “makes up charges against her”; NIV “slanders her.”
28	tn Heb “brings against her a bad name”; NIV “gives her a bad name.”
29	tn Heb “drew near to her.” This is another Hebrew euphemism for having sexual relations.