Exodus 22:16
“¶ And if a man entice a maide that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.”
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Exodus 22:16 Context
14¶ And if a man borrowe ought of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof being not with it, he shall surely make it good. 15But if the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: If it bee an hired thing, it came for his hire. 16¶ And if a man entice a maide that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife. 17If her father vtterly refuse to giue her vnto him, he shall pay money according to the dowrie of virgins. 18¶ Thou shalt not suffer a witch to liue.
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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.
- King James Version
"If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged, and lies with her, he must pay a dowry for her {to be} his wife.
- New American Standard Version (1995)