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Deuteronomy 22:8-17 English Standard Version (ESV)

8. “When you build a new house, you shall make a parapet for your roof, that you may not bring the guilt of blood upon your house, if anyone should fall from it.

9. “You shall not sow your vineyard with two kinds of seed, lest the whole yield be forfeited, the crop that you have sown and the yield of the vineyard.

10. You shall not plow with an ox and a donkey together.

11. You shall not wear cloth of wool and linen mixed together.

12. “You shall make yourself tassels on the four corners of the garment with which you cover yourself.

13. “If any man takes a wife and goes in to her and then hates her

14. and accuses her of misconduct and brings a bad name upon her, saying, ‘I took this woman, and when I came near her, I did not find in her evidence of virginity,’

15. 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.

16. And the father of the young woman shall say to the elders, ‘I gave my daughter to this man to marry, and he hates her;

17. and behold, he has accused her of misconduct, saying, “I did not find in your daughter evidence of virginity.” And yet this is the evidence of my daughter’s virginity.’ And they shall spread the cloak before the elders of the city.