16 Her father will say to the elders, "I gave my daughter in marriage to this man, but he dislikes her.
16 And the damsel's father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her;
16 And the father of the young woman shall say to the elders, 'I gave my daughter to this man to marry, and he hates her;
16 The father is to tell the leaders, "I gave my daughter to this man as wife and he turned on her, rejecting her.
16 And the young woman's father shall say to the elders, 'I gave my daughter to this man as wife, and he detests her.
16 Her father must say to them, 'I gave my daughter to this man to be his wife, and now he has turned against her.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Deuteronomy 22:16
Commentary on Deuteronomy 22:13-30
(Read Deuteronomy 22:13-30)
These and the like regulations might be needful then, and yet it is not necessary that we should curiously examine respecting them. The laws relate to the seventh commandment, laying a restraint upon fleshly lusts which war against the soul.