581 B
581 B
then accuses her of shameful deeds
"then accuses her of having had sexual relations with someone else before she was married"
puts a bad reputation on her
"makes other people think she is a bad person"
but when I came near to her
"but when I had sexual relations with her"
I found no proof of virginity in her
"she could not prove to me that she was a virgin". If a woman was not a virgin, she was not considered to be worth marrying. The man who slept with her was responsible for providing for her since she will not be able to find a husband to provide for her.