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18 Then the elders of that city shall take the man and whip[a] him, 19 and they shall fine him a hundred shekels[b] of silver and give them to the father of the young woman, because he has brought a bad name upon a virgin[c] of Israel. And she shall be his wife. (A)He may not divorce her all his days.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 22:18 Or discipline
  2. Deuteronomy 22:19 A shekel was about 2/5 of an ounce or 11 grams
  3. Deuteronomy 22:19 Or girl of marriageable age