Originally posted by JimL
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The punishment implied is to be exacted on the child, not the parent. The Parent obviously loses his son as a punishment for non payment, but again there is no other implication in the story other than that the child is sacrificed, put to death like the first born animals. You can suggest any possibility other than sacrifice, but you won't find those possiblities in the story itself.
Originally posted by Cerebrum123
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