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Exodus 22:16-18
Contemporary English Version
Exodus 22:16-18
Contemporary English Version
Laws for Everyday Life
The Lord said:
16 (A) Suppose a young woman has never had sex and isn't engaged. If a man talks her into having sex, he must pay the bride price[a] and marry her. 17 But if her father refuses to let her marry the man, the bride price must still be paid.
18 (B) Death is the punishment for witchcraft.
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- 22.16 bride price: It was the custom for a man to pay his wife's family a bride price before the actual wedding ceremony took place.
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