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Exodus 22:17

15 If the owner was present, no restitution is required. If the animal was rented, the fee covers the loss.

16 If a man seduces a virgin who is not pledged in marriage and sleeps with her, he must pay the full dowry for her to be his wife.

If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, the man still must pay an amount comparable to the bridal price of a virgin.

18 You must not allow a sorceress to live.

19 Whoever lies with an animal must surely be put to death.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, the man still must pay an amount comparable to the bridal price of a virgin.
KJV
If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.
WEB
If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.
ASV
If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.
DARBY
If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall weigh money according to the dowry of virgins.
BLB
If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, [then] he shall weigh out silver according to the dowry of virgins.
ÅB
Dersom faren ikke vil la ham få henne, da skal han gi så meget i pengebøter som en pleier å gi i festegave for en jomfru.
OTB
Hvis hennes far nekter å gi henne til ham, må han betale et beløp tilsvarende medgiften for jomfruer.
B1930
Dersom faren ikke vil la ham få henne, da skal han gi så meget i pengebøter som en pleier å gi i festegave for en jomfru.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Genesis 34:12

    Demand a high dowry and an expensive gift, and I will give you whatever you ask. Only give me the girl as my wife!”

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  • 1 Samuel 18:25

    Saul replied, “Say to David, ‘The king desires no other dowry but a hundred Philistine foreskins as revenge on his enemies.’” But Saul intended to cause David’s death at the hands of the Philistines.

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  • Deuteronomy 22:29

    then the man who lay with her must pay the young woman’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she must become his wife because he has violated her. He must not divorce her as long as he lives.

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  • Deuteronomy 7:3–4

    Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,

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  • Genesis 23:16

    Abraham agreed to Ephron’s terms and weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver, according to the standard of the merchants.

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