20 "But suppose the man's accusations are true, and he can show that she was not a virgin.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Deuteronomy 22:20

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.