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Exodus 22:17

If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Exodus 22:16.

אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…מָאֵ֧ןmaenrefuseמָאֵןverb, piel, infinitive absolute — “refuse”, the verb used for emphasisH3985to refuserefuse, [idiom] utterly.יְמָאֵ֛ןyemaenrefuseמָאֵןverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “refuse”, an unfinished actionH3985to refuserefuse, [idiom] utterly.אָבִ֖יהָavihafatherאָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “father”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationchief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.לְתִתָּ֣הּletitahto giveנָתַןpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “to give”, the to-form of the verbH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…ל֑וֹlvotoל֑וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toכֶּ֣סֶףkesefmoneyכֶּסֶףnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “money”, the ordinary formH3701silver (from its pale color); by implication, moneymoney, price, silver(-ling).יִשְׁקֹ֔לyishqolreceiveשָׁקַלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “receive”, an unfinished actionH8254to suspend or poise (especially in trade)pay, receive(-r), spend, [idiom] throughly, weigh.כְּמֹ֖הַרkemoharas dowryמֹהַרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “as dowry”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4119a price (for a wife)dowry.הַבְּתוּלֹֽתhabtulotthe virginבְּתוּלָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “the virgin”, the ordinary formH1330a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or statemaid, virgin.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(22-16) If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

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American Standard Version (1901)

If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

Young’s Literal Translation

if her father utterly refuse to give her to him, money he doth weigh out according to the dowry of virgins.

World English Bible

If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

Darby Translation

If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall weigh money according to the dowry of virgins.

Douay-Rheims

If the maid’s father will not give her to him, he shall give money according to the dowry, which virgins are wont to receive.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(22-16) If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And if her father positively refuse, and will not consent to give her to him for a wife, he shall pay compensation to her father according to the amount of the dowry of virgins.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐὰν δὲ ἀνανεύων ἀνανεύσῃ, καὶ μὴ βούληται ὁ πατὴρ αὐτῆς δοῦναι αὐτὴν αὐτῷ γυναῖκα, ἀργύριον ἀποτίσει τῷ πατρὶ καθʼ ὅσον ἐστὶν ἡ φερνὴ τῶν παρθένων.