New American Standard Bible 2020
Exodus 22:16-24
16“1IfH3588 a manH376 seducesH6601 a virginH1330 whoH834 is not 2betrothedH781 and sleepsH7901 with her, he must payH4117 aH4117 3dowryH4117 for her to be his wifeH802. 17IfH518 her fatherH1 absolutelyH3985 refusesH3985 to giveH5414 her to him, he shall 4payH8254 moneyH3701 equal to the 5dowryH4119 for virginsH1330.
18“You shall not allow a 6sorceressH3784 to liveH2421.
19“7WhoeverH3605 hasH7901 sexualH7901 intercourseH7901 with an animalH929 mustH4191 be putH4191 toH4191 deathH4191.
20“8He who sacrificesH2076 to 9any godH430, otherH1115 thanH1115 to the LordH3068 aloneH905, shall be 10utterlyH2763 destroyedH2763.
21“11You shall not oppressH3238 a strangerH1616 nor tormentH3905 him, for you were strangersH1616 in the landH776 of EgyptH4714. 2212You shall not oppressH6031 anyH3605 widowH490 or orphanH3490. 23IfH518 you oppressH6031 him atH6031 allH6031, and 13ifH518 he does cryH6817 outH6817 to Me, 14I will assuredlyH8085 hearH8085 his cryH6818; 24and My angerH639 will be kindledH2734, and I will killH2026 you with the swordH2719, 15and your wivesH802 shall becomeH1961 widowsH490 and your childrenH1121 fatherlessH3490.
Notes
- 1. Exodus 22:16 Deut 22:28, 29 ↩
- 2. Exodus 22:16 A betrothed couple was considered legally married, but did not yet live together ↩
- 3. Exodus 22:16 I.e., bride-price ↩
- 4. Exodus 22:17 Lit weigh out silver ↩
- 5. Exodus 22:17 Gen 34:12; 1 Sam 18:25 ↩
- 6. Exodus 22:18 Lev 19:31; 20:6, 27; Deut 18:10, 11; 1 Sam 28:3; Jer 27:9, 10 ↩
- 7. Exodus 22:19 Lev 18:23; 20:15, 16; Deut 27:21 ↩
- 8. Exodus 22:20 Ex 32:8; 34:15; Lev 17:7; Num 25:2; Deut 17:2, 3, 5; 1 Kin 18:40; 2 Kin 10:25 ↩
- 9. Exodus 22:20 Lit the gods ↩
- 10. Exodus 22:20 Lit put under the ban ↩
- 11. Exodus 22:21 Ex 23:9; Lev 19:33, 34; 25:35; Deut 1:16; 10:19; 27:19; Zech 7:10 ↩
- 12. Exodus 22:22 Deut 24:17, 18; Prov 23:10, 11; Jer 7:6, 7 ↩
- 13. Exodus 22:23 Deut 15:9; Job 35:9; Luke 18:7 ↩
- 14. Exodus 22:23 Deut 10:18; Job 34:28; Ps 10:14, 17, 18; 18:6; 68:5; James 5:4 ↩
- 15. Exodus 22:24 Ps 109:2, 9 ↩
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
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