Exodus 22:16

Exodus 22:16 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)“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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"If a man seduces a virgin who is not betrothed and lies with her, he shall give the bride-price for her and make her his wife.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“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.

Context of Exodus 22:16

14Your neighbour might lend one of his animals to you to do some work. Something bad might happen to the animal while its owner is not with it. It might die, or something might hurt it. Then you must pay your neighbour for the loss of the animal. 15But if the owner is with his animal when something bad happens to it, you do not have to pay anything. And if you already paid your neighbour some money to use his animal, that will be enough to pay him for the loss. Perhaps a man may meet a young girl who has not had sex with any man before. He might deceive her to have sex with her. If she has not yet promised to marry another man, he must marry her. He must give the right gifts to her parents. 17Her father might refuse to give her to the man to be his wife. But the man must still give the right gifts for a girl who is not married. 18You must punish with death any woman who is a magician.

Exodus 22:16 word by word

וְכִֽי־יְפַתֶּ֣ה אִ֗ישׁ בְּתוּלָ֛ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־אֹרָ֖שָׂה וְשָׁכַ֣ב עִמָּ֑הּ מָהֹ֛ר יִמְהָרֶ֥נָּה לּ֖וֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And if a manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• enticeפָּתָהpâthâh · to enticeH6601
• a maidבְּתוּלָהbethûlâh · virginH1330
• that is not betrothedאָרַשׂ'âraώ · to betrothH781
• and lieשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: have sexH7901
• with her, he shall surelyמָהַרmâhar · to pay bridepriceH4117
• her to be his wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802

Cross-references for Exodus 22:16

• Genesis 34:2Hamor the Hivite ruled that region. When his son, Shechem, saw Dinah, he took hold of her. Dinah could not get free and Shechem had sex with her.
• Deuteronomy 22:28Perhaps a man may meet a girl who has not had sex with anyone before. She has not yet promised to marry anyone. The man may be too strong and he has sex with her.

Commentaries on Exodus 22:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16If a man entice a maid - This was an exceedingly wise and humane law, and must have operated powerfully against seduction and fornication; because the person who might feel inclined to take the advantage of a young woman knew that he must marry her, and give her a dowry, if her parents consented; and if they did not consent that their daughter should wed her seducer, in this case he was obliged to give her the full dowry which could have been demanded had…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16See the marginal references.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-31These laws deal with different situations about social responsibility. They are not arranged in clear groups or categories. These laws show that every part of life relates to obedience to God. Obedience to God is not limited to worship. It includes daily actions and relationships (see study note on 21:1–23:19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-311-4. If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep--The law respects the theft of cattle which constituted the chief part of their property. The penalty for the theft of a sheep which was slain or sold, was fourfold; for an ox fivefold, because of its greater utility in labor; but, should the stolen animal have been recovered alive, a double compensation was all that was required, because it was presumable he (the thief) was not a practised adept in dishonesty…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 22:16

• Adultery
• Dowry
• Marriage
• Seduction
• Women

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Commentaries on Exodus 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings