Deuteronomy 22:15 — King James Version← Study notes
“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:”
Deuteronomy 22:15 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Deuteronomy 22:1514 words
וְלָקַחwəlāqaḥAnd take
אֲבִיʾăvîFather
הנערhnʿrThe girl
הַנַּעֲרָהhanaʿărāhThe girl
וְאִמָּהּwəʾimāhAnd mother
וְהוֹצִיאוּwəhwōṣîʾûAnd go
אֶתʾet—
בְּתוּלֵיbətûlêVirginity
הנערhnʿrThe girl
הַנַּעֲרָהhanaʿărāhThe girl
אֶלʾelNear
זִקְנֵיziqənêOld
הָעִירhāʿîrThe city
הַשָּׁעְרָהhašāʿərāhThe opening
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