Exodus 22:17
Modern Translations
New International Version
If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he must still pay the bride-price for virgins.

New Living Translation
But if her father refuses to let him marry her, the man must still pay him an amount equal to the bride price of a virgin.

English Standard Version
If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money equal to the bride-price for virgins.

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

New American Standard Bible
If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money equal to the dowry for virgins.

NASB 1995
"If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money equal to the dowry for virgins.

NASB 1977
“If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money equal to the dowry for virgins.

Amplified Bible
If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he must [still] pay money equivalent to the dowry of virgins.

Christian Standard Bible
If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he must pay an amount in silver equal to the bridal price for virgins.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he must pay an amount in silver equal to the bridal price for virgins."

Contemporary English Version
But if her father refuses to let her marry the man, the bride price must still be paid.

Good News Translation
But if her father refuses to let him marry her, he must pay the father a sum of money equal to the bride price for a virgin.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he must pay an amount of money equal to the bride-price for virgins.

International Standard Version
If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he is to pay an amount equal to the bride price for virgins.

NET Bible
If her father refuses to give her to him, he must pay money for the bride price of virgins.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

New King James Version
If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the bride-price of virgins.

King James 2000 Bible
If her father utterly refuses to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

New Heart English Bible
If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

World English Bible
If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

American King James Version
If her father utterly refuse to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

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

A Faithful Version
If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

Darby Bible Translation
If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall weigh money according to the dowry of virgins.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
If her father shall utterly refuse to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the dower of virgins.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
If her father refuse to giue her to him, hee shal pay money, according to ye dowry of virgins.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
(22:16) And if her father refuse to geue her vnto him, he shal pay money, according to the dowrie of virgins.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
But yf hir father refuse to geue her vnto him, the shall he weye there the money, acordinge to the dowry of virgins.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Yf hir father refuse to geue her vnto him, he shall paye money acordynge to the dowrie of virgens.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
if her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he weighs out money according to the dowry of virgins.

Young's Literal Translation
if her father utterly refuse to give her to him, money he doth weigh out according to the dowry of virgins.

Smith's Literal Translation
If her father refusing shall refuse to give her to him, he shall weigh the silver according to the dowry of virgins.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
If the maid's father will not give her to him, he shall give money according to the dowry, which virgins are wont to receive.

Catholic Public Domain Version
If the father of the virgin is not willing to give her, he shall pay money according to manner of a dowry, which virgins are accustomed to receive.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And if her father does not choose to give her to him, he shall weigh out money as a marriage dowry of the virgin.

Lamsa Bible
If her father refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of a virgin.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And if her father positively refuse, and will not consent to give her to him for a wife, he shall pay compensation to her father according to the amount of the dowry of virgins.
















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