Exodus 22:17

Exodus 22:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.
• New International Version (NIV)If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he must still pay the bride-price for virgins.
• English Standard Version (ESV)If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money equal to the bride-price for virgins.
• New King James Version (NKJV)If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the bride-price of virgins.

Context of Exodus 22:17

15If the owner was present, no restitution is required. If the animal was rented, the fee covers the loss. 16If 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. 18You must not allow a sorceress to live. 19Whoever lies with an animal must surely be put to death.

Exodus 22:17 word by word

אִם־מָאֵ֧ן יְמָאֵ֛ן אָבִ֖יהָ לְתִתָּ֣הּ ל֑וֹ כֶּ֣סֶף יִשְׁקֹ֔ל כְּמֹ֖הַר הַבְּתוּלֹֽת׃ סRead the interlinear

• Ifאִם'im · ifH518
• her fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• absolutely refusesמָאֵןmâ'ên · to refuseH3985
• to give herנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• still must payשָׁקַלshâqal · to weighH8254
• an amount comparableכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• to the bridal priceמֹ֫הַרmôhar · bridepriceH4119
• of a virginבְּתוּלָהbethûlâh · virginH1330

Cross-references for Exodus 22:17

• Deuteronomy 7:3Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,
• Genesis 23:16Abraham 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.
• Genesis 34:12Demand a high dowry and an expensive gift, and I will give you whatever you ask. Only give me the girl as my wife!”
• Deuteronomy 22:29then 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.
• 1 Samuel 18:25Saul 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.

Commentaries on Exodus 22:17

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-31These laws deal with different situations about social responsibility. They are not arranged in clear groups or categories. These laws show that every part of life relates to obedience to God. Obedience to God is not limited to worship. It includes daily actions and relationships (see study note on 21:1–23:19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-311-4. If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep--The law respects the theft of cattle which constituted the chief part of their property. The penalty for the theft of a sheep which was slain or sold, was fourfold; for an ox fivefold, because of its greater utility in labor; but, should the stolen animal have been recovered alive, a double compensation was all that was required, because it was presumable he (the thief) was not a practised adept in dishonesty…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 22:17

• Adultery
• Dowry
• Marriage
• Money
• Seduction
• Virgin
• Women

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Commentaries on Exodus 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings