Deuteronomy22:29

Translation

then the man who had sex with her shall give the father of the young woman fifty shekels of silver,

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and she shall become his wife because he has caused her shame. He is not permitted to divorce her all his days.

Paraphrase

The man who raped her must give the young lady’s father a restitution penalty of one year’s wages, before she can become his wife because he has caused her to be seen shamefully by the community. He is not permitted to divorce her the rest of his life.

Footnotes

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Someone has shared calculations that lead me to believe that in Old Testament times, 50 shekels of silver would be 1 year’s wages for an average wage earner. However, others make calculations which are much lower than that. It seems to me that the 50 shekels of silver was shooting for something significant, and when I heard the 1 year theory, it sounded about right. But I cannot be sure about any of this.