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Deuteronomy 22:13 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Deuteronomy 22:13 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Deuteronomy chapter 22 verse 13 to related passages throughout the Bible.
Laws Concerning Sexual Purity
“If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her,”
Deuteronomy 22:13 (KJV)
Commentary on Deuteronomy 22:13
If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her—this introduces a case law addressing false accusations against a bride's virginity. The Hebrew sane' (שָׂנֵא, "hate") describes not mere emotion but covenantal rejection and breach of marriage commitment. Ba' 'el (בָּא אֵל, "go in unto") is the standard euphemism for consummating marriage.This law protects vulnerable women from malicious husbands who might fabricate charges to escape marriage obligations without paying the bride-price refund or to justify divorcing an unwanted wife. The case assumes premeditated slander motivated by sin...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Commandment in This Verse
Cross-References for Deuteronomy 22:13
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“Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her.”
“and he opened her womb”
“that he took Leah his daughter”
“in the time of wheat harvest”
“So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.”
“and marries her”