Charles Ellicott Commentary Genesis 34:12

"Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife." — Genesis 34:12 (ASV)

Dowry and gift. —The word rendered dowry (mohar) is the price paid to the parents and relatives of the bride, though taking the form of a present. The gift (matthan) was the present made by the bridegroom to the bride herself. Besides this, her relatives were expected to give her presents, and with some tribes of Arabs it is usual even to transfer the dowry to her.