Tree of Life Version
Exodus 22:17
17“You must not permit a sorceress to live.
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
15“If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged, and lies with her, he must pay a dowry for her to be his wife. 16But if her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he must weigh out silver equal to the dowry for virgins. “You must not permit a sorceress to live. 18“Anyone who lies with an animal must surely be put to death. 19“Anyone who sacrifices to the gods, except to Adonai alone, is to be put under a ban of destruction.
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 7:3You are not to intermarry with them—you are not to give your daughter to his son, or take his daughter for your son.
- Genesis 23:16Abraham heard Ephron. So Abraham weighed out to Ephron the silver that he had spoken of in the ears of the sons of Heth—400 shekels of silver at the merchant’s rate.
- Genesis 34:12Set the dowry and the presents as high as you like and I’ll give whatever you say to me. But give me the young woman as a wife.”
- Deuteronomy 22:29Then the man who lay with her is to give to the young woman’s father 50 pieces of silver, and she is to be his wife, since he has humiliated her—he may not send her away all his days.
- 1 Samuel 18:25Then Saul said, “Thus you will say to David, ‘The king desires no bridal dowry except 100 foreskins of the Philistines—to take vengeance on the king’s enemies.’” So Saul schemed 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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