Exodus 22:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.”
Exodus 22:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Exodus 22:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Exodus 22:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““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.”
Exodus 22:16 — World English Bible
Exodus 22:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Exodus 22:16 — American Standard Version
Exodus 22:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`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;”
Exodus 22:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Exodus 22:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And if a man seduce a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall certainly endow her, to be his wife. ”
Exodus 22:16 — Darby Translation
Exodus 22:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And if a man entise a maide that is not betrothed, and lie with her, hee shall endowe her, and take her to his wife.”
Exodus 22:16 — Geneva Bible
Exodus 22:16 in Context — Exodus 22
14 And if a man borrow ought of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof being not with it, he shall surely make it good.
15 But if the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be an hired thing, it came for his hire.
16 And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.
17 If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.
18 Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.
What Does Exodus 22:16 Mean?
Exodus 22:16 is a verse from the Book of Exodus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Exodus chapter 22. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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