Verse 16

If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, the man must still pay the bride price for virgins.

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 22:28-29 : 28 If a man finds a young woman who is a virgin and not betrothed, and he seizes her and lies with her, and they are discovered, 29 then the man who lay with her shall give fifty shekels of silver to the young woman’s father, and she shall become his wife. Because he has violated her, he can never divorce her as long as he lives.
  • Gen 34:2-4 : 2 And Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her. He seized her, lay with her, and violated her. 3 But his heart was deeply attached to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her. 4 Shechem said to his father Hamor, "Get me this girl as my wife."