Moral and Ceremonial Principles

16 (A)“If a man entices a virgin who is not betrothed, and lies with her, he shall surely pay the bride-price for her to be his wife.

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Social Responsibility

16 “If a man seduces a virgin(A) who is not pledged to be married and sleeps with her, he must pay the bride-price,(B) and she shall be his wife.

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17 If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the (A)bride-price of virgins.

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17 If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he must still pay the bride-price for virgins.

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29 then the man who lay with her shall give to the young woman’s father (A)fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife (B)because he has humbled her; he shall not be permitted to divorce her all his days.

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29 he shall pay her father fifty shekels[a] of silver. He must marry the young woman, for he has violated her. He can never divorce her as long as he lives.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 22:29 That is, about 1 1/4 pounds or about 575 grams