New King James Version
Exodus 22:17
17If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the bride-price of virgins.
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 Living Translation (NLT)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.
Context of Exodus 22:17
15If its owner was with it, he shall not make it good; if it was hired, it came for its hire. 16“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. If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the bride-price of virgins. 18“You shall not permit a sorceress to live. 19“Whoever lies with an animal shall surely be put to death.
Read all of Exodus 22Exodus 22:17 word by word
אִם־מָאֵ֧ן יְמָאֵ֛ן אָבִ֖יהָ לְתִתָּ֣הּ ל֑וֹ כֶּ֣סֶף יִשְׁקֹ֔ל כְּמֹ֖הַר הַבְּתוּלֹֽת׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Exodus 22:17
- Deuteronomy 7:3Nor shall you make marriages with them. You shall not give your daughter to their son, nor take their daughter for your son.
- Genesis 23:16And Abraham listened to Ephron; and Abraham weighed out the silver for Ephron which he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, currency of the merchants.
- Genesis 34:12Ask me ever so much dowry and gift, and I will give according to what you say to me; but give me the young woman as a wife.”
- Deuteronomy 22:29then the man who lay with her shall give to the young woman’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife because he has humbled her; he shall not be permitted to divorce her all his days.
- 1 Samuel 18:25Then Saul said, “Thus you shall say to David: ‘The king does not desire any dowry but one hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to take vengeance on the king’s enemies.’ ” But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand 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
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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
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