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Exodus 22:16
Contemporary English Version

Laws for Everyday Life

The Lord said:

16 (A) Suppose a young woman has never had sex and isn't engaged. If a man talks her into having sex, he must pay the bride price[a] and marry her.

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  1. 22.16 bride price: It was the custom for a man to pay his wife's family a bride price before the actual wedding ceremony took place.
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Exodus 22:17
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17 But if her father refuses to let her marry the man, the bride price must still be paid.

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