Exodus 22:17 · KJV

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

King James Version

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Passage Context

¹⁵But if the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be an hired thing, it came for his hire.

¹⁶And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.

¹⁷If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

¹⁸Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.

¹⁹Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.

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Reflection Questions

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Life Application

relationships

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family

Reflect on how family influences your decisions about relationships.

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