Teks -- Exodus 22:17 (NET)

22:17 If her father refuses to give her to him, he must pay money for the bride price of virgins.

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Wesley: Exo 22:17 - If the father refused, he shall pay money

This shews how ill a thing it is, and by no means to be allowed, that children should marry without their parents consent: even here where the divine law appointed the marriage, both as a punishment to him that had done wrong, and a recompence to her that had suffered wrong, yet there was an express reservation for the father's power; if he denied his consent, it must be no marriage.

TSK: Exo 22:17 - utterly // pay // dowry of virgins

utterly : Deu 7:3, Deu 7:4

pay : Heb. weigh, Gen 23:16

dowry of virgins : Gen 34:12; Deu 22:29; 1Sa 18:25

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Poole: Exo 22:17 - According to the dowry of virgins // Quest // Answ

This shows the necessity of parents’ consent in marriage.

According to the dowry of virgins i.e. in such proportion as the virgin’ s quality requires; for there was no certain and equal dowry appointed for all women. See Poole on 1Sa 18:25.

Quest. Why is there no punishment for the woman?

Answ 1. She had no distinct estate, being yet in her father’ s house.

2. The loss of her virginity was a sufficient punishment, especially in Israel, where it was a great reproach and prejudice.

3. She was not so culpable as the man, both because she was of the weaker sex, and because she was drawn to the sin by the man’ s persuasion.

Haydock: Exo 22:17 - Money

Money. Fifty sicles, as it is expressed, Deuteronomy xxi. 29. If the maid were of high birth, the magistrates might inflict other punishments on the seducer.

Gill: Exo 22:17 - If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him // he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins

If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him,.... For wife, either because of his character, family, or circumstances; or, however, being disagreeable to him on one account or another, and therefore will by no means agree to marry his daughter to him, and not only give him an absolute denial, but resolutely persist in it: the Targum of Jonathan has it,"if it seems not good to him;''if he do not like nor choose to marry her; and some add also, if she herself do not approve of marrying him:

he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins; as virgins on marriage have usually given them, according to their rank and dignity: here is no sum fixed, but the Targum of Jonathan is,"he shall be mulcted in fifty shekels of silver,''which is taken from Deu 22:29 though that seems to be not altogether a like case with this; for though it respects a virgin not betrothed, as here, yet one that has been forced, and therefore the man was obliged to marry her, and never put her away; and the mulct or fine was to be paid to the damsel's father and not to her: the Septuagint version here says, it was to be paid to the father.