Exodus
Exodus 22:16
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.
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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.