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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,

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28 If a man happens to meet a virgin who is not pledged to be married and rapes her and they are discovered,(A)

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29 they 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.

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  1. 22.28,29 talks her into sleeping with him … bride-price and: Or “talks her into sleeping with him. 29 Then if they are caught, he will have to marry her. He must give her father fifty pieces of silver as a bride-price and.”

29 he shall pay her father fifty shekels[a] of silver. He must marry the young woman, for he has violated her. He can never divorce her as long as he lives.

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  1. Deuteronomy 22:29 That is, about 1 1/4 pounds or about 575 grams