Deuteronomy 22:28-30

Contemporary English Version

²⁸^(A) Suppose a woman isn't engaged to be married, and a man forces her to have sex with him. If he is caught, ²⁹they will be forced to get married. He must give her father 50 pieces of silver as a bride-price and^[a] can never divorce her.

³⁰^(B) A man must not marry a woman who was married to his father. This would be a disgrace to his father.

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22.28,29 talks her into sleeping with him … bride-price and: Or “talks her into sleeping with him. ²⁹Then if they are caught, he will have to marry her. He must give her father fifty pieces of silver as a bride-price and.”