King James Version
Deuteronomy 22:18 in the King James Version says “And the elders of that city shall take that man and chastise him;” — study this verse from Deuteronomy chapter 22 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the elders of that city shall take that man and chastise him;”
Deuteronomy 22:18 · KJV
And the damsel's father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her;
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.
And the elders of that city shall take that man and chastise him;
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.
But if this thing be true, and the tokens of virginity be not found for the damsel:
KJV Study — Public Domain
“of that city”
H5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“that man”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
“and chastise”
H3256to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instruct
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
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