Exodus 22:16
Cross References

If a man seduce a virgin not yet espoused, and lie with her: he shall endow her, and have her to wife.

Matthew 1:18
Now the generation of Christ was in this wise. When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child, of the Holy Ghost.

Exodus 22:15
But if the owner be present, he shall not make restitution, especially if it were hired, and came for the hire of his work.

Deuteronomy 22:28
If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, who is not espoused, and taking her, lie with her, and the matter come to judgment:

Deuteronomy 22:29
He that lay with her shall give to the father of the maid fifty sicles of silver, and shall have her to wife, because he hath humbled her: he may not put her away all the days of his life.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

If a man seduce a virgin not yet espoused, and lie with her: he shall endow her, and have her to wife.

a man entice

Genesis 34:2-4 And when Sichem the son of Hemor the Hevite, the prince of that land, saw her, he was in love with her: and took her away, and lay with her, ravishing the virgin. . . .

Deuteronomy 22:28,29 If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, who is not espoused, and taking her, lie with her, and the matter come to judgment: . . .

Context
Laws of Social Responsibility
16If a man seduce a virgin not yet espoused, and lie with her: he shall endow her, and have her to wife.17If the maid's father will not give her to him, he shall give money according to the dowry, which virgins are wont to receive.…
Lexicon
If
וְכִֽי־ (wə·ḵî-)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

a man
אִ֗ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

seduces
יְפַתֶּ֣ה (yə·p̄at·teh)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6601: To open, be, roomy, to be, simple, delude

a virgin
בְּתוּלָ֛ה (bə·ṯū·lāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1330: A virgin, sometimes, a bride

who
אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

is not
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

pledged in marriage
אֹרָ֖שָׂה (’ō·rā·śāh)
Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 781: To engage for, matrimony

and sleeps
וְשָׁכַ֣ב (wə·šā·ḵaḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7901: To lie down

with her,
עִמָּ֑הּ (‘im·māh)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5973: With, equally with

he must pay the full dowry
מָהֹ֛ר (mā·hōr)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Strong's Hebrew 4117: To acquire by paying a purchase price

for her
לּ֖וֹ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

to be his wife.
לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ (lə·’iš·šāh)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female


Additional Translations
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.And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.

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.

And if any one deceive a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her for a wife to himself.

And if a man seduce a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall certainly endow her, to be his wife.

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.

And if a man shall entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.

"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.

And when a man doth entice a virgin who is not betrothed, and hath lain with her, he doth certainly endow her to himself for a wife;
Jump to Previous
Betrothed Bride-Price Connection Dowry Endow Engaged Entice Entices Lies Maid Marriage Married Pay Pledged Present Seduce Seduces Sleeps Surely Virgin Wife Word
Jump to Next
Betrothed Bride-Price Connection Dowry Endow Engaged Entice Entices Lies Maid Marriage Married Pay Pledged Present Seduce Seduces Sleeps Surely Virgin Wife Word
Links
Exodus 22:16 NIV
Exodus 22:16 NLT
Exodus 22:16 ESV
Exodus 22:16 NASB
Exodus 22:16 KJV

Exodus 22:16 Bible Apps
Exodus 22:16 Biblia Paralela
Exodus 22:16 Chinese Bible
Exodus 22:16 French Bible
Exodus 22:16 German Bible

Alphabetical: a and be bride-price dowry engaged for he her his If is lies man married must not pay pledged seduces shall she sleeps the to virgin who wife with

OT Law: Exodus 22:16 If a man entices a virgin who (Exo. Ex) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools

Exodus 22:15
Top of Page
Top of Page