Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 22:17

¹⁷And now he has accused her of shameful conduct, saying, ‘I discovered that your daughter was not a virgin.’ But here is the proof of her virginity.” And they shall spread out the cloth before the city elders.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And now	וְהִנֵּה־	wə·hin·nêh-	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
he	ה֡וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
has accused her	שָׂם֩	śām	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
of shameful conduct	עֲלִילֹ֨ת	‘ă·lî·lōṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H5949 wantonness, deed
saying	לֵאמֹ֗ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
I discovered that	מָצָ֤אתִי	mā·ṣā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H4672 attain to, find
your daughter	לְבִתְּךָ֙	lə·ḇit·tə·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1323 daughter
was not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
a virgin	בְּתוּלִ֔ים	bə·ṯū·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1331 virginity
But here is the proof	וְאֵ֖לֶּה	wə·’êl·leh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
of	בִתִּ֑י	ḇit·tî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H1323 daughter
virginity	בְּתוּלֵ֣י	bə·ṯū·lê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1331 virginity
And they shall spread out	וּפָֽרְשׂוּ֙	ū·p̄ā·rə·śū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H6566 spread out, spread
the cloth	הַשִּׂמְלָ֔ה	haś·śim·lāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8071 wrapper, mantle
before	לִפְנֵ֖י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the city	הָעִֽיר׃	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
elders	זִקְנֵ֥י	ziq·nê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H2205 old

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.