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Exodus 22:16-24

16Ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588a manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376seducesיְפַתֶּ֣הye.fa.TehH6601a virginH1330whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is notלֹא־lo'-H3808pledged in marriageאֹרָ֖שָׂה'o.Ra.sahH781and sleepsוְשָׁכַ֣בve.sha.KhavH7901with herעִמָּ֑הּ'i.MahH5973,he must pay the full dowryH4117for herto be his wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

17Ifאִם־'im-H518her fatherאָבִ֖יהָ'a.Vi.haH1absolutely refusesH3985to give herלְתִתָּ֣הּle.ti.TahH5414to him, the manstill must payיִשְׁקֹ֔לyish.KolH8254an amount comparableכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701to the bridal priceכְּמֹ֖הַרke.Mo.harH4119of a virginהַבְּתוּלֹֽת׃ סha.be.tu.LotH1330.

18You must notלֹ֥אlo'H3808allow a sorceressמְכַשֵּׁפָ֖הme.kha.she.FahH3784to liveתְחַיֶּֽה׃ סte.chai.YehH2421.

19Whoeverכָּל־kol-H3605liesשֹׁכֵ֥בsho.KhevH7901withעִם־'im-H5973an animalבְּהֵמָ֖הbe.he.MahH929must surely be put to deathH4191.

20Ifanyone sacrificesזֹבֵ֥חַzo.Ve.achH2076to any godלָאֱלֹהִ֖יםla.'E.lo.HimH430other thanבִּלְתִּ֥יbil.TiH1115the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068aloneלְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.DoH905,he must be set apart for destructionיָֽחֳרָ֑םyo.cho.RamH2763.

21You must notH3808exploitתוֹנֶ֖הto.NehH3238orH3808oppressתִלְחָצֶ֑נּוּtil.cha.Tze.nuH3905a foreign residentוְגֵ֥רve.GerH1616,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588you yourselves wereהֱיִיתֶ֖םhe.yi.TemH1961foreignersגֵרִ֥יםge.RimH1616in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

22You must notלֹ֥אlo'H3808mistreatH6031anyכָּל־kol-H3605widowאַלְמָנָ֥ה'al.ma.NahH490or orphanוְיָת֖וֹםve.ya.TomH3490.

23Ifאִם־'im-H518you do mistreat themH6031H853כִּ֣יkiH3588אִם־'im-H518, andthey cry outצָעֹ֤קtza.'OkH6817to Meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413in distressיִצְעַק֙yitz.'AkH6817,I will surely hearH8085their cryצַעֲקָתֽוֹ׃tza.'a.ka.ToH6818.

24My angerאַפִּ֔י'a.PiH639will be kindledוְחָרָ֣הve.cha.RahH2734,and I will killוְהָרַגְתִּ֥יve.ha.rag.TiH2026youH853with the swordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719;then your wivesנְשֵׁיכֶם֙ne.shei.KhemH802will becomeH1961widowsאַלְמָנ֔וֹת'al.ma.NotH490and your childrenוּבְנֵיכֶ֖םu.ve.nei.KhemH1121will befatherlessיְתֹמִֽים׃ פye.to.MimH3490.

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