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Ifאִםher fatherאָבִיהָutterly refusesמָאֵן יְמָאֵןto give herלְתִתָּהּto him,לוֹhe shall weigh outיִשְׁקֹלsilverכֶּסֶףaccording to the bride-priceכְּמֹהַרof virgins.הַבְּתוּלֹת
Exodus 22:17
Study it in the app“If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall weigh out silver according to the bride-price of virgins.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 22:17, word by word
- her fatherאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- utterly refusesמָאֵןmaen
refuse
Refuse, be unwilling.
Where else “maen” appears- to give herתִתָּtita
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “tita” appears- he shall weigh outיִשְׁקֹלyishkol
weigh
Weigh; pay by weighing out silver.
Where else “yishkol” appears- silverכֶּסֶףkesef
money
What is paid and received in exchange, weighed out in silver.
Where else “kesef” appears- according to the bride-priceמֹהַרmohar
bride-price
Bride-price: the payment the bridegroom gave to the bride's family.
Where else “mohar” appears- of virginsבְּתוּלֹתbetulot
virgin
Young woman not yet married; virgin.
Where else “betulot” appears
The context
16When a man seduces a virgin who is not betrothed and lies with her, he shall surely pay the bride-price for her to make her his wife.
17 · This verse (above)
18You shall not let a sorceress live.