Exodus 22:17 Go deeper

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

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אִם\־'im-if

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Exodus 22:17 word 1

מָאֵ֧ןma.'Enabsolutely <refuse>

Lemma: מָאֵן (ma.en) · Strong's: H3985

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)

Meaning: to refuse

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 37:35, Genesis 39:8, Genesis 48:19, Exodus 4:23, Exodus 7:14, Exodus 10:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3985; TAHOT Exodus 22:17 word 2

יְמָאֵ֛ןye.ma.'Enhe will refuse

Lemma: מָאֵן (ma.en) · Strong's: H3985

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)

Meaning: to refuse

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 37:35, Genesis 39:8, Genesis 48:19, Exodus 4:23, Exodus 7:14, Exodus 10:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3985; TAHOT Exodus 22:17 word 3

אָבִ֖יהָ'a.Vi.hafather her

Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: father

Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Exodus 22:17 word 4

לְתִתָּ֣הּle.ti.Tahto give her

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to give: give

Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Exodus 22:17 word 5

כֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefsilver

Lemma: כֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) · Strong's: H3701G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: silver: money

Used 391 times. Also: Genesis 13:2, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 20:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3701G; TAHOT Exodus 22:17 word 6

יִשְׁקֹ֔לyish.Kolhe will weigh out

Lemma: שָׁקַל (sha.qal) · Strong's: H8254

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to weigh

Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 23:16, 2 Samuel 14:26, 2 Samuel 18:12, 1 Kings 20:39, Ezra 8:26, Ezra 8:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8254; TAHOT Exodus 22:17 word 7

כְּמֹ֖הַרke.Mo.haraccording to [the] bride-price of

Lemma: מֹ֫הַר (mo.har) · Strong's: H4119

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: brideprice

Used 3 times. Also: Genesis 34:12, 1 Samuel 18:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4119; TAHOT Exodus 22:17 word 8

הַבְּתוּלֹֽת\׃\ \סha.be.tu.Lot<the> virgins

Lemma: בְּתוּלָה (be.tu.lah) · Strong's: H1330

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: virgin

Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 24:16, Exodus 22:16, Leviticus 21:3, Leviticus 21:14, Deuteronomy 22:19, Deuteronomy 22:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1330; TAHOT Exodus 22:17 word 9

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

If	→	אִם H0518A if
her father	→	אָב H0001G father
absolutely refuses	→	מָאֵן H3985 to refuse
. . .	→	מָאֵן H3985 to refuse
to give her	→	נָתַן H5414G to give: give
to him	→
[the man] still must pay	→	שָׁקַל H8254 to weigh
an amount comparable	→	כֶּ֫סֶף H3701G silver: money
to the bridal price	→	מֹ֫הַר H4119 brideprice
of a virgin	→	בְּתוּלָה H1330 virgin

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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