Deuteronomy 22:15
“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:”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the damsel's father shall say unto the elders,.... Not her mother; hence we learn, says Jarchi, that a woman has not…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Deuteronomy 22:13-30
These laws relate to the seventh commandment, laying a restraint by laying a penalty upon those fleshly lusts which war…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
father of the damsel, and her mother Together as in Deu 21:18 ff. Damsel, Heb. na-ar, the masc. form used in the Pent,…