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Exodus 22:16

World English Bible

“If a man entices a virgin who isn’t pledged to be married, and lies with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife.

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Exodus 22:16 in other translations

And if a man entice a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife.

Exodus 22:16 · American Standard Version

Exodus 22:16 in context

  1. 14“If a man borrows anything of his neighbor’s, and it is injured, or dies, its owner not being with it, he shall surely make restitution.
  2. 15If its owner is with it, he shall not make it good. If it is a leased thing, it came for its lease.
  3. 16“If a man entices a virgin who isn’t pledged to be married, and lies with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife.
  4. 17If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.
  5. 18“You shall not allow a sorceress to live.