Exodus

Exodus 22:17

¹⁷If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, the man still must pay an amount comparable to the bridal price of a virgin.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
her father	אָבִ֖יהָ	’ā·ḇî·hā	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H1 father
absolutely refuses	מָאֵ֧ן	mā·’ên	Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute	H3985 refuse
to give her	לְתִתָּ֣הּ	lə·ṯit·tāh	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular	H5414 give, put, set
to him	ל֑וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
still must pay	יִשְׁקֹ֔ל	yiš·qōl	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8254 weigh
an amount comparable	כֶּ֣סֶף	ke·sep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
to the bridal price	כְּמֹ֖הַר	kə·mō·har	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4119 purchase-price
of a virgin	הַבְּתוּלֹֽת׃ס	hab·bə·ṯū·lōṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H1330 virgin

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.