- dowry:
- "And the servantª brought forthª° jewelsª of silver,ª and jewelsª of gold,ª and raiment,ª and gaveª° [them] to Rebekah:ª he gaveª° also to her brotherª and to her motherª precious things.ª" {Gen 24:53} + "And Jacobª lovedª°¹ Rachel;ª and said,ª° I will serveª° thee sevenª yearsª for Rachelª thy youngerª daughter.ª" {Gen 29:18} + "Thus¹ have I been twentyª yearsª in thy house;ª I served¹ thee²° fourteenªª yearsª for thy twoª daughters,ª and sixª yearsª for thy cattle:ª and thou hast changedª°¹ my wagesª tenª times.ª" {Gen 31:41} + "And if¹ a manª enticeª° a maidª that¹ is not¹ betrothed,ª° and lieª° with¹ her, he shall surely²° endowª° her to be his wife.ª ... If¹ her fatherª utterly²° refuseª° to giveª° her unto him, he shall payª° moneyª according to the dowryª of virgins.ª" {Exd 22:16-17} + "If¹ a manª findª° a damselª [that is] a virgin,ª which¹ is not¹ betrothed,ª° and lay holdª° on her, and lieª° with¹ her, and they be found;ª° ... Then the manª that layª° with¹ her shall giveª° unto the damsel'sª fatherª fiftyª [shekels] of silver,ª and she shall be¹ his wife;ª because¹¹ he hath humbledª° her, he mayª° not¹ put her awayª° all¹ his days.ª" {Deu 22:28-29} + "And Saulª said,ª° Thus¹ shall ye sayª° to David,ª The kingª desirethª not¹ any dowry,ª but¹ an hundredª foreskinsª of the Philistines,ª to be avengedª° of the king'sª enemies.ª° But Saulª thoughtª° to make¹ Davidª fallª° by the handª of the Philistines.ª ... Wherefore Davidª aroseª° and went,²°¹ he¹ and his men,²¹ and slewª° of the Philistinesª two hundredª men;ª and Davidª broughtª°¹ their foreskins,ª and they gave them in full taleª° to the king,ª that he might be the king'sª son in law.²°¹ And Saulª gaveª° him¹ Michalª his daughterª to wife.ª" {1Sm 18:25-27} + "And Davidª sentª° messengersª to¹ Ishboshethª Saul'sª son,ª saying,ª° Deliverª° [me]¹ my wifeª¹ Michal,ª which¹ I espousedª° to me for an hundredª foreskinsª of the Philistines.ª" {2Sm 3:14} + "So I boughtª° her to me for fifteenªª [pieces] of silver,ª and [for] an homerª of barley,ª and an half homerª of barley:ª" {Hsa 3:2} + "Andª they¹ sayª° unto him,ª We haveª°¹ hereª butª² fiveª loaves,ª andª twoª fishes.ª" {Mtt 14:17}
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