Deuteronomy 22:14

22:14 accusing her of impropriety ¹  and defaming her reputation ²  by saying, “I married this woman but when I had sexual relations ³  with her I discovered she was not a virgin!”

Deuteronomy 22:19

22:19 They will fine him one hundred shekels of silver and give them to the young woman’s father, for the man who made the accusation ⁴  ruined the reputation ⁵  of an Israelite virgin. She will then become his wife and he may never divorce her as long as he lives.

¹ tn Heb “deeds of things”; NRSV “makes up charges against her”; NIV “slanders her.”

² tn Heb “brings against her a bad name”; NIV “gives her a bad name.”

³ tn Heb “drew near to her.” This is another Hebrew euphemism for having sexual relations.

⁴ tn Heb “for he”; the referent (the man who made the accusation) has been specified in the translation to avoid confusion with the young woman’s father, the last-mentioned male.

⁵ tn Heb “brought forth a bad name.”