Common English Bible

Deuteronomy 22:12-16 Common English Bible (CEB)

12. Make tassels for the four corners of the coat you wear.

13. Suppose a man gets married and consummates the marriage but subsequently despises his wife.

14. He then spreads false claims about her to the point that she has a bad reputation, because he said such things as, "I married this woman, but when I went to have sex with her, I couldn’t find any proof that she was a virgin."

15. At that point, the young woman’s father and mother will bring proof of her virginity to the city’s elders at the city gate.

16. The young woman’s father will say to the elders: "I gave my daughter to this man to be his wife, but he doesn’t like her anymore.