Exodus 22:17
Strong's Lexicon
If
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 518: 1) if 1a) conditional clauses 1a1) of possible situations 1a2) of impossible situations 1b) oath contexts 1b1) no, not 1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or 1d) when, whenever 1e) since 1f) interrogative particle 1g) but rather

her father
אָבִ֖יהָ (’ā·ḇî·hā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1: 1) father of an individual 2) of God as father of his people 3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan 4) ancestor 4a) grandfather, forefathers -- of person 4b) of people 5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art 6) of producer, generator (fig.) 7) of benevolence and protection (fig.) 8) term of respect and honour 9) ruler or chief (spec.)

absolutely refuses
מָאֵ֧ן (mā·’ên)
Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute
Strong's Hebrew 3985: 1) (Piel) to refuse

יְמָאֵ֛ן (yə·mā·’ên)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3985: 1) (Piel) to refuse

to give her
לְתִתָּ֣הּ (lə·ṯit·tāh)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5414: 1) to give, put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend 1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate 1a3) to make, constitute 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned 1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up 1c2) to be put upon

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 Hebrew 8254: 1) to weigh, weigh out, pay out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to weigh 1a2) to weigh out (a price) 1a3) of grief (fig) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be weighed 1b2) to be weighed out

an amount comparable
כֶּ֣סֶף (ke·sep̄)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3701: 1) silver, money 1a) silver 1a1) as metal 1a2) as ornament 1a3) as colour 1b) money, shekels, talents

to the bridal price
כְּמֹ֖הַר (kə·mō·har)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4119: 1) purchase price for wife, wedding money

of a virgin.
הַבְּתוּלֹֽת׃ (hab·bə·ṯū·lōṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1330: 1) virgin

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study 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.

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.

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.

New American Standard Bible
"If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money equal to the dowry for virgins.

King James Bible
If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.
Parallel Verses
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.

New American Standard Bible
"If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money equal to the dowry for virgins.

King James Bible
If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of 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."

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.

NET Bible
If her father refuses to give her to him, he must pay money for the bride price of virgins.

American Standard Version
If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

English Revised Version
If her father utterly refuse to give her unto 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.
















Cross References
Genesis 30:20
And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.

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.

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.

Exodus 1:1
Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.

Exodus 22:16
And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.

Exodus 22:15
But if the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be an hired thing, it came for his hire.

Exodus 22:14
And if a man borrow ought of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof being not with it, he shall surely make it good.

Exodus 22:18
Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.

Exodus 22:19
Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.

Exodus 22:20
He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
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