And the damsel’s father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her;
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Interpretation
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.
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This thought runs through Deuteronomy 22:13-17.