Then the man who lay with her shall give fifty shekels of silver to the girl's father, and she shall become his wife; because he has violated her, he is not permitted to divorce her as long as he lives — the fine (shishim shekel) and forced marriage constitute the remedy; the rapist must marry the victim and may never divorce, making him live with the consequence of his violence.

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