New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 22:16-24

16“Ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588a manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376seducesיְפַתֶּ֣הye.fa.TehH6601a virginH1330whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is not engagedאֹרָ֖שָׂה'o.Ra.sahH781,and liesוְשָׁכַ֣בve.sha.KhavH7901with her, he must payמָהֹ֛רma.HorH4117a dowryיִמְהָרֶ֥נָּהyim.ha.Re.nahH4117for her to behis wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

17Ifאִם־'im-H518her fatherאָבִ֖יהָ'a.Vi.haH1absolutelyמָאֵ֧ןma.'EnH3985refusesיְמָאֵ֛ןye.ma.'EnH3985to giveלְתִתָּ֣הּle.ti.TahH5414her to him, he shallpayיִשְׁקֹ֔לyish.KolH8254moneyכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701equal to thedowryכְּמֹ֖הַרke.Mo.harH4119for virginsהַבְּתוּלֹֽת׃ סha.be.tu.LotH1330.

18“You shall not allow asorceressמְכַשֵּׁפָ֖הme.kha.she.FahH3784to liveתְחַיֶּֽה׃ סte.chai.YehH2421.

19“Whoeverכָּל־kol-H3605liesשֹׁכֵ֥בsho.KhevH7901with an animalבְּהֵמָ֖הbe.he.MahH929shall surelyH4191be putH4191to deathH4191.

20“He who sacrificesזֹבֵ֥חַzo.Ve.achH2076toany godלָאֱלֹהִ֖יםla.'E.lo.HimH430,otherH1115thanH1115to the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068aloneלְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.DoH905, shall beutterlyH2763destroyedH2763.

21“You shall not wrongתוֹנֶ֖הto.NehH3238a strangerוְגֵ֥רve.GerH1616or oppressתִלְחָצֶ֑נּוּtil.cha.Tze.nuH3905him, for you were strangersגֵרִ֥יםge.RimH1616in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

22You shall not afflictH6031anyכָּל־kol-H3605widowאַלְמָנָ֥ה'al.ma.NahH490or orphanוְיָת֖וֹםve.ya.TomH3490.

23Ifאִם־'im-H518you afflictעַנֵּ֥ה'a.NehH6031him at allתְעַנֶּ֖הte.'a.NehH6031, andifאִם־'im-H518he does cryH6817out to Me,I will surelyשָׁמֹ֥עַsha.Mo.a'H8085hearאֶשְׁמַ֖ע'esh.Ma'H8085his cryצַעֲקָתֽוֹ׃tza.'a.ka.ToH6818;

24and My angerאַפִּ֔י'a.PiH639will be kindledוְחָרָ֣הve.cha.RahH2734,and I will killוְהָרַגְתִּ֥יve.ha.rag.TiH2026you with the swordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719,and your wivesנְשֵׁיכֶם֙ne.shei.KhemH802shall becomeH1961widowsאַלְמָנ֔וֹת'al.ma.NotH490and your childrenוּבְנֵיכֶ֖םu.ve.nei.KhemH1121fatherlessיְתֹמִֽים׃ פye.to.MimH3490.

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