Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he must still pay the bride-price for virgins. New Living Translation But if her father refuses to let him marry her, the man must still pay him an amount equal to the bride price of a virgin. English Standard Version If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money equal to the bride-price for virgins. Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins. New King James Version If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the bride-price of virgins. New American Standard Bible If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money equal to the dowry for virgins. NASB 1995 “If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money equal to the dowry for virgins. NASB 1977 “If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money equal to the dowry for virgins. Legacy Standard Bible If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money equal to the dowry for virgins. Amplified Bible If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he must [still] pay money equivalent to the dowry of virgins. Christian Standard Bible If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he must pay an amount in silver equal to the bridal price for virgins. Holman Christian Standard Bible If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he must pay an amount in silver equal to the bridal price for virgins.” American Standard Version If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And if her father does not choose to give her to him, he shall weigh out money as a marriage dowry of the virgin. Brenton Septuagint Translation And if her father positively refuse, and will not consent to give her to him for a wife, he shall pay compensation to her father according to the amount of the dowry of virgins. Contemporary English Version But if her father refuses to let her marry the man, the bride price must still be paid. Douay-Rheims Bible If the maid's father will not give her to him, he shall give money according to the dowry, which virgins are wont to receive. English Revised Version If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins. GOD'S WORD® Translation If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he must pay an amount of money equal to the bride-price for virgins. Good News Translation But if her father refuses to let him marry her, he must pay the father a sum of money equal to the bride price for a virgin. International Standard Version If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he is to pay an amount equal to the bride price for virgins. JPS Tanakh 1917 If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins. Literal Standard Version if her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he weighs out money according to the dowry of virgins. Majority Standard Bible 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. New American Bible If her father refuses to give her to him, he must still pay him the bride price for virgins. NET Bible If her father refuses to give her to him, he must pay money for the bride price of virgins. New Revised Standard Version But if her father refuses to give her to him, he shall pay an amount equal to the bride-price for virgins. New Heart English Bible If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins. Webster's Bible Translation If her father shall utterly refuse to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the dower of virgins. World English Bible If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins. Young's Literal Translation if her father utterly refuse to give her to him, money he doth weigh out according to the dowry of virgins. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Laws of Social Responsibility16If 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. 17If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, the man still must pay an amount comparable to the bridal price of a virgin. 18You must not allow a sorceress to live.… Cross References Genesis 30:20 "God has given me a good gift," she said. "This time my husband will honor me, because I have borne him six sons." And she named him Zebulun. 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!" 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. Treasury of Scripture If her father utterly refuse to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins. utterly Deuteronomy 7:3,4 Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son… pay. Genesis 23:16 And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant. dowry of virgins Genesis 34:12 Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife. Deuteronomy 22:29 Then the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel's father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife; because he hath humbled her, he may not put her away all his days. 1 Samuel 18:25 And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines. Jump to Previous Absolutely Account Bride-Price Dower Dowry Equal Equivalent Marriage Money Pay Payment Present Refuse Refuses Regular Utterly Virgins WeighJump to Next Absolutely Account Bride-Price Dower Dowry Equal Equivalent Marriage Money Pay Payment Present Refuse Refuses Regular Utterly Virgins WeighExodus 22 1. Of Theft5. Of damage 7. Of trespasses 14. Of borrowing 16. Of fornication 18. Of witchcraft 19. Of bestiality 20. Of idolatry 21. Of strangers, widows, and fatherless 25. Of usury 26. Of pledges 28. Of reverence to magistrates 29. Of the first fruits 31. Of torn flesh (17) He shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.--It is not stated what the amount was to be in this case; but probably it was more than in the other.Verse 17. - If her father utterly refuse, etc. There might be such a disparity between the parties, or such an ineligibility of the man for a son-in-law, that the father might refuse to reestablish his daughter's status by the alliance. In that case the offender was to pay such a sum as would form a handsome dowry for the injured female, and enable her to enter with proper dignity the house of whatever man might be selected for her husband. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Ifאִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not her father אָבִ֖יהָ (’ā·ḇî·hā) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 1: Father absolutely refuses מָאֵ֧ן (mā·’ên) Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute Strong's 3985: To refuse to give her לְתִתָּ֣הּ (lə·ṯit·tāh) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set to him, ל֑וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew he still must pay יִשְׁקֹ֔ל (yiš·qōl) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8254: To suspend, poise an amount comparable כֶּ֣סֶף (ke·sep̄) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3701: Silver, money to the bridal price כְּמֹ֖הַר (kə·mō·har) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4119: Purchase price (of a wife) of a virgin. הַבְּתוּלֹֽת׃ (hab·bə·ṯū·lōṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 1330: A virgin, sometimes, a bride Links Exodus 22:17 NIVExodus 22:17 NLT Exodus 22:17 ESV Exodus 22:17 NASB Exodus 22:17 KJV Exodus 22:17 BibleApps.com Exodus 22:17 Biblia Paralela Exodus 22:17 Chinese Bible Exodus 22:17 French Bible Exodus 22:17 Catholic Bible OT Law: Exodus 22:17 If her father utterly refuses to give (Exo. 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