Then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring forth [the tokens of] the damsel's virginity unto the elders of the city in the gate:
Ver. 15. Then shall the father of the damsel.] Whose house hereby was dishonested, and by whom his daughter's honour was to be defended, especially since children's miscarriages reflect upon the parents, and the daughters sin is the father's shame.