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Exodus 22:16
Exodus 22:16 is verse 16 of Exodus chapter 22, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
If 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.
King James Version
And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.
World English Bible
“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.
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Exodus 22:14–18 · Berean Standard Bible
14 If a man borrows an animal from his neighbor and it is injured or dies while its owner is not present, he must make full restitution.
15 If the owner was present, no restitution is required. If the animal was rented, the fee covers the loss.
16 If 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.
17 If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, the man still must pay an amount comparable to the bridal price of a virgin.
18 You must not allow a sorceress to live.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Genesis 34:2When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.
Genesis 34:3And his soul was drawn to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young girl and spoke to her tenderly.
Genesis 34:4So Shechem told his father Hamor, “Get me this girl as a wife.”
Deuteronomy 22:28If a man encounters a virgin who is not pledged in marriage, and he seizes her and lies with her, and they are discovered,
Deuteronomy 22:29then the man who lay with her must pay the young woman’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she must become his wife because he has violated her. He must not divorce her as long as he lives.