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27 For he found her in the field, the engaged girl cried out, but there was no one to save her.

28 If a man finds a girl who is a virgin who is not engaged and seizes her and lies with her and they are discovered, 29 then the man who lay with her must give fifty shekels[a] of silver to the girl’s father, and she shall be his wife because he has violated her. He may not divorce her all his days.

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  1. Deuteronomy 22:29 About 1¼ pounds, or 575 grams.

27 for the man found the young woman out in the country, and though the betrothed woman screamed,(A) there was no one to rescue her.

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