30 In light of v. 17 this would evidently be blood-stained sheets indicative of the first instance of intercourse. See E. H. Merrill, Deuteronomy (), .

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

then the father of the young woman and her mother shall take and bring out the evidence of her virginity to the elders of the city in the gate.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

then the young woman’s father and mother shall bring to the town elders at the gate proof that she was a virgin.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

the young woman’s father and mother will take the evidence of her virginity and bring it to the city elders at the city gate.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then the woman’s father and mother must bring the proof of her virginity to the elders as they hold court at the town gate.

then in defense the father of the young woman shall take, along with her mother, and together they must bring out the evidence of the virginity of the young woman to display it to the elders of the city at the city gate.

KJV 1900King James Version

Then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring forth the tokens of the damsel’s virginity unto the elders of the city in the gate:

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