Deuteronomy 22:15

KJV1611 – Modern English

Then shall the father of the young woman, and her mother, take and bring forth the evidence of the young woman's virginity to the elders of the city at the gate.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְלָקַ֛ח אֲבִ֥י *הנער **הַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ה וְאִמָּ֑הּ וְהוֹצִ֜יאוּ אֶת־בְּתוּלֵ֧י *הנער **הַֽנַּעֲרָ֛ה אֶל־זִקְנֵ֥י הָעִ֖יר הַשָּֽׁעְרָה׃

Transliteration

And-lāqaḥ ʾăbî the-naʿărāh and-ʾimmāh and-hôṣîʾû ʾet-bĕtûlē the-naʿărāh to-ziqnē the-ʿîr the-šaʿĕrāh.

Grammar Details

• *lāqaḥ*: qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he takes
• *ʾăbî*: noun masculine singular construct - father of
• *naʿărāh*: noun feminine singular - young woman/girl
• *ʾimmāh*: noun feminine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her mother
• *hôṣîʾû*: hiphil perfect 3rd person common plural - they shall bring out
• *bĕtûlē*: noun masculine plural construct - tokens of virginity
• *ziqnē*: noun masculine plural construct - elders of
• *ʿîr*: noun feminine singular - city
• *šaʿĕrāh*: noun masculine singular with directional he - to the gate

Word Meanings

• *naʿărāh*: young woman/maiden/girl
• *bĕtûlē*: tokens of virginity/evidence of virginity
• *ziqnē*: elders/old men
• *šaʿĕrāh*: to the gate/entrance (where legal matters were settled)

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  then the young woman’s father and mother shall bring the proof of her virginity to the elders at the gate of the town.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring forth the tokens of the damsel's virginity unto the elrs of the city in the gate:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  then shall the father{H1} of the damsel,{H5291} and her mother,{H517} take{H3947} and bring forth{H3318} the tokens of the damsel's{H5291} virginity{H1331} unto the elders{H2205} of the city{H5892} in the gate;{H8179}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then shall the father{H1} of the damsel{H5291}, and her mother{H517}, take{H3947}{(H8804)} and bring forth{H3318}{(H8689)} the tokens of the damsel's{H5291} virginity{H1331} unto the elders{H2205} of the city{H5892} in the gate{H8179}:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  The let the father of the damsell and the mother brynge forth the tokens of the damsels virginite, vnto the elders of the citie, euen vnto the gate.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then shall the father and mother of the damsell take her, and brynge forth the tokens of the damsels virginite before the Elders of the cite, euen vnto the gate.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then shal the father of the mayde and her mother take and bring the signes of the maydes virginitie vnto the Elders of the citie to the gate.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then shall the father of the damsell & the mother, bryng foorth the tokens of the damsels virginitie vnto the elders of the citie in the gate,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  then shall the father of the young lady, and her mother, take and bring forth the tokens of the young lady's virginity to the elders of the city in the gate;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `Then hath the father of the damsel -- and her mother -- taken and brought out the tokens of virginity of the damsel unto the elders of the city in the gate,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then let the girl's father and mother put before the responsible men of the town, in the public place, signs that the girl was a virgin:

• World English Bible (2000)

  then shall the father of the young lady, and her mother, take and bring forth the tokens of the young lady's virginity to the elders of the city in the gate;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then the father and mother of the young woman must produce the evidence of virginity for the elders of the city at the gate.