Exodus 22:16
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And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.If a man seduces a virgin who is not pledged in marriage and sleeps with her, he must pay the full dowry for her to be his wife.
In other translations
And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.If a man seduces a virgin who is not pledged in marriage and sleeps with her, he must pay the full dowry for her to be his wife.
Hebrew words
וְכִי־vekhi-and ifH3588יְפַתֶּהyefatehhe will seduceH6601אִישׁ'isha manH376בְּתוּלָהbetulaha virginH1330אֲשֶׁר'asherwhoH834לֹא־lo'-notH3808אֹרָשָׂה'orasahshe was betrothedH781וְשָׁכַבveshakhavand he will lieH7901עִמָּהּ'imahwith herH5973מָהֹרmahorcertainly <to pay [the] bride-price>H4117יִמְהָרֶנָּהyimharenahhe will pay [the] bride-price for herH4117לּוֹlofor <the> himselfלְאִשָּׁה׃le'ishahto a wifeH802
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Related verses
- Deuteronomy 22:28-2928 If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found; 29 Then the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife; because he hath humbled her, he may not put her away all his days.28 If a man encounters a virgin who is not pledged in marriage, and he seizes her and lies with her, and they are discovered, 29 then the man who lay with her must pay the young woman’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she must become his wife because he has violated her. He must not divorce her as long as he lives.
- Genesis 34:2-42 And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her. 3 And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel. 4 And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.2 When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force. 3 And his soul was drawn to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young girl and spoke to her tenderly. 4 So Shechem told his father Hamor, “Get me this girl as a wife.”
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