Exodus

Exodus 22:16–17

¹⁶If 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. ¹⁷If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, the man still must pay an amount comparable to the bridal price of a virgin.

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Exodus 22:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	וְכִֽי־	wə·ḵî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
a man	אִ֗ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
seduces	יְפַתֶּ֣ה	yə·p̄at·teh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6601 be spacious, wide, open
a virgin	בְּתוּלָ֛ה	bə·ṯū·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H1330 virgin
who	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
is not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
pledged in marriage	אֹרָ֖שָׂה	’ō·rā·śāh	Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H781 betroth
and sleeps	וְשָׁכַ֣ב	wə·šā·ḵaḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7901 lie down
with her	עִמָּ֑הּ	‘im·māh	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5973 with
he must pay the full dowry	מָהֹ֛ר	mā·hōr	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H4117 acquire by paying purchase-price
for her	לּ֖וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
to be his wife	לְאִשָּֽׁה׃	lə·’iš·šāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female

Exodus 22:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
her father	אָבִ֖יהָ	’ā·ḇî·hā	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H1 father
absolutely refuses	מָאֵ֧ן	mā·’ên	Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute	H3985 refuse
to give her	לְתִתָּ֣הּ	lə·ṯit·tāh	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular	H5414 give, put, set
to him	ל֑וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
still must pay	יִשְׁקֹ֔ל	yiš·qōl	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8254 weigh
an amount comparable	כֶּ֣סֶף	ke·sep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
to the bridal price	כְּמֹ֖הַר	kə·mō·har	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4119 purchase-price
of a virgin	הַבְּתוּלֹֽת׃ס	hab·bə·ṯū·lōṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H1330 virgin

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Exodus 22:16 Deuteronomy 22:28–29

Exodus 22:17 Genesis 34:12 · 1 Samuel 18:25 · Deuteronomy 7:3–4 · Deuteronomy 22:29

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.