Exodus 22:16
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
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“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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`And when a man doth entice a virgin who <FI>is<Fi> not betrothed, and hath lain with her, he doth certainly endow her to himself for a wife;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Exodus 22:16 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 34:2When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.
- Deuteronomy 22:28If a man encounters a virgin who is not pledged in marriage, and he seizes her and lies with her, and they are discovered,
- Proverbs 30:19the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship at sea, and the way of a man with a maiden.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).