²⁷ The man found the engaged girl in the country. And she screamed. But no one was there to save her.

²⁸ A man might meet a virgin who is not engaged to be married. He might force her to have physical relations with him. And people might find out about it. ²⁹ The man must pay the girl’s father about one and one-fourth pounds of silver. He must also marry the girl because he has dishonored her. And he may never divorce her for as long as he lives.