Internet Verse Search Commentaries Word Analysis ITL - draft

Exodus 22:16

NETBible	¹“If a man seduces a virgin² who is not engaged³ and has sexual relations with her, he must surely endow⁴ her to be his wife.
NIV © biblegateway Exo 22:16	"If a man seduces a virgin who is not pledged to be married and sleeps with her, he must pay the bride-price, and she shall be his wife.
NASB © biblegateway Exo 22:16	"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.
NLT © biblegateway Exo 22:16	"If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged to anyone and sleeps with her, he must pay the customary dowry and accept her as his wife.
MSG © biblegateway Exo 22:16	"If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged to be married and sleeps with her, he must pay the marriage price and marry her.
BBE © SABDAweb Exo 22:16	If a man takes a virgin, who has not given her word to another man, and has connection with her, he will have to give a bride-price for her to be his wife.
NRSV © bibleoremus Exo 22:16	When a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged to be married, and lies with her, he shall give the bride-price for her and make her his wife.
NKJV © biblegateway Exo 22:16	"If a man entices a virgin who is not betrothed, and lies with her, he shall surely pay the bride–price for her to be his wife.
[+] More English


KJV	And if a man <0376> entice <06601> (8762) a maid <01330> that is not betrothed <0781> (8795)_, and lie <07901> (8804) with her, he shall surely <04117> (8800) endow <04117> (8799) her to be his wife <0802>_.
NASB © biblegateway Exo 22:16	"If <03588> a man <0376> seduces <06601> a virgin <01330> who <0834> is not engaged <0781> , and lies <07901> with her, he must pay <04117> a dowry <04117> for her to be his wife <0802> .
LXXM	(22:15) ean <1437> CONJ de <1161> PRT apathsh <538> V-AAS-3S tiv <5100> I-NSM paryenon <3933> N-ASF amnhsteuton {A-ASF} kai <2532> CONJ koimhyh <2837> V-APS-3S met <3326> PREP authv <846> D-GSF fernh {N-DSF} ferniei {V-FAI-3S} authn <846> D-ASF autw <846> D-DSM gunaika <1135> N-ASF
NET [draft] ITL	“If <03588> a man <0376> seduces <06601> a virgin <01330> who <0834> is not <03808> engaged <0781> and has sexual relations <07901> with <05973> her, he must surely endow <04117> <04117> her to be his wife <0802> .
HEBREW	hsal <0802> wl <0> hnrhmy <04117> rhm <04117> hme <05973> bksw <07901> hvra <0781> al <03808> rsa <0834> hlwtb <01330> sya <0376> htpy <06601> ykw <03588> (22:16) <22:15>

NETBible

¹“If a man seduces a virgin² who is not engaged³ and has sexual relations with her, he must surely endow⁴ her to be his wife.

NET Notes

¹sn The second half of the chapter records various laws of purity and justice. Any of them could be treated in an expository way, but in the present array they offer a survey of God’s righteous standards: Maintain the sanctity of marriage (16-17); maintain the purity of religious institutions (18-20), maintain the rights of human beings (21-28), maintain the rights of Yahweh (29-31).

²tn This is the word בְּתוּלָה (bÿtulah); it describes a young woman who is not married or a young woman engaged to be married; in any case, she is presumed to be a virgin.

³tn Or “pledged” for marriage.

⁴tn The verb מָהַר (mahar) means “pay the marriage price,” and the related noun is the bride price. B. Jacob says this was a proposal gift and not a purchase price (Exodus, 700). This is the price paid to her parents, which allowed for provision should there be a divorce. The amount was usually agreed on by the two families, but the price was higher for a pure bride from a noble family. Here, the one who seduces her must pay it, regardless of whether he marries her or not.