But if this thing be true, and the tokens of virginity be not found for the damsel:
Deuteronomy 22:20 belongs to that part of Deuteronomy which restates the law for the new generation of Israel. It stands not as an isolated rule but within this broader review prepared for those about to enter into their inheritance. Its setting is therefore legislative and generational, giving established instruction afresh to the rising people.
Deuteronomy 22:20 belongs to that part of Deuteronomy which restates the law for the new generation of Israel. It stands not as an isolated rule but within this broader review prepared for those about to enter into their inheritance. Its setting is therefore legislative and generational, giving established instruction afresh to the rising people.