Old Testament · VERSE 19

Deuteronomy 22:19

King James Version

And they shall amerce him in an hundred shekels of silver, and give them unto the father of the damsel, because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Israel: and she shall be his wife; he may not put her away all his days.

Read in Deuteronomy 22
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE

Deuteronomy 22:19 in context

Deuteronomy 22:17

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.

Deuteronomy 22:18

And the elders of that city shall take that man and chastise him;

Deuteronomy 22:19SELECTED VERSE

And they shall amerce him in an hundred shekels of silver, and give them unto the father of the damsel, because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Israel: and she shall be his wife; he may not put her away all his days.

Deuteronomy 22:20

But if this thing be true, and the tokens of virginity be not found for the damsel:

Deuteronomy 22:21

Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father’s house: so shalt thou put evil away from among you.

More verses from Deuteronomy 22

Continue with Deuteronomy 22

Read the complete chapter in the King James Version.

Open Deuteronomy 22
MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE

Reading settings

Appearance
Typeface

There is always another world waiting between the pages.

Your preferences stay in this browser. No account needed.