וְהִנֵּה־ה֡וּא שָׂם֩ עֲלִילֹ֨ת דְּבָרִ֜ים לֵאמֹ֗ר לֹֽא־מָצָ֤אתִי לְבִתְּךָ֙ בְּתוּלִ֔ים וְאֵ֖לֶּה בְּתוּלֵ֣י בִתִּ֑י וּפָֽרְשׂוּ֙ הַשִּׂמְלָ֔ה לִפְנֵ֖י זִקְנֵ֥י הָעִֽיר׃
Sekarang, lihatlah, ia melontarkan tuduhan-tuduhan yang dicari-cari dengan berkata: ‘Aku tidak mendapati tanda-tanda keperawanan pada anak perempuanmu.’ Padahal inilah tanda-tanda keperawanan anak perempuanku.” Lalu mereka harus membentangkan kain itu di hadapan para tua-tua kota.
Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael
Similarly, (Devarim 22:17) "And they (the parents of the girl accused of infidelity) 'spread the garment' (i.e., make her innocence as manifest as a spread-out garment.) Here, too, "al mishanto" is understood (metaphorically) as "on his own power."
Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael
Similarly (Devarim 22:17) "Then they shall spread out the garment" — They shall make things clear, as a (new) garment.
Sifrei Devarim
From here it is derived: If a man transgresses a "light" mitzvah, he is destined to transgress a "grave" mitzvah. If he transgresses (Vayikra 19:18) "and you shall love your neighbor as yourself," he is destined to transgress (Ibid.) "You shall not take revenge … and you shall not bear a grudge," and (Ibid. 17) "You shall not hate your brother" and (Ibid. 25:36) "And your brother shall live with you" — until he comes to the spilling of blood. This is the intent of "If a man take a wife, etc."