16And if a manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376enticeיְפַתֶּ֣הye.fa.TehH6601a maidH1330that is not betrothedאֹרָ֖שָׂה'o.Ra.sahH781,and lieוְשָׁכַ֣בve.sha.KhavH7901with her, he shall surelyמָהֹ֛רma.HorH4117endowיִמְהָרֶ֥נָּהyim.ha.Re.nahH4117her to be his wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.
17If her fatherאָבִ֖יהָ'a.Vi.haH1utterlyמָאֵ֧ןma.'EnH3985refuseיְמָאֵ֛ןye.ma.'EnH3985to giveלְתִתָּ֣הּle.ti.TahH5414her unto him, he shall payיִשְׁקֹ֔לyish.KolH8254moneyכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701according to the dowryכְּמֹ֖הַרke.Mo.harH4119of virginsהַבְּתוּלֹֽת׃ סha.be.tu.LotH1330.
18Thou shalt not suffer a witchמְכַשֵּׁפָ֖הme.kha.she.FahH3784to liveתְחַיֶּֽה׃ סte.chai.YehH2421.
19Whosoever liethשֹׁכֵ֥בsho.KhevH7901with a beastבְּהֵמָ֖הbe.he.MahH929shall surelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191be put to deathיוּמָֽת׃ סyu.MatH4191.
20He that sacrificethזֹבֵ֥חַzo.Ve.achH2076unto anygodלָאֱלֹהִ֖יםla.'E.lo.HimH430,saveבִּלְתִּ֥יbil.TiH1115unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068only, he shall be utterly destroyedיָֽחֳרָ֑םyo.cho.RamH2763.
21Thou shalt neither vexתוֹנֶ֖הto.NehH3238a strangerוְגֵ֥רve.GerH1616,nor oppressתִלְחָצֶ֑נּוּtil.cha.Tze.nuH3905him: for ye were strangersגֵרִ֥יםge.RimH1616in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.
22Ye shall not afflictH6031any widowאַלְמָנָ֥ה'al.ma.NahH490,or fatherless childוְיָת֖וֹםve.ya.TomH3490.
23IfH518thou afflictעַנֵּ֥ה'a.NehH6031them in any wiseתְעַנֶּ֖הte.'a.NehH6031,and they cryצָעֹ֤קtza.'OkH6817at allיִצְעַק֙yitz.'AkH6817unto me, I will surelyשָׁמֹ֥עַsha.Mo.a'H8085hearאֶשְׁמַ֖ע'esh.Ma'H8085their cryצַעֲקָתֽוֹ׃tza.'a.ka.ToH6818;
24And my wrathאַפִּ֔י'a.PiH639shall wax hotוְחָרָ֣הve.cha.RahH2734,and I will killוְהָרַגְתִּ֥יve.ha.rag.TiH2026you with the swordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719;and your wivesנְשֵׁיכֶם֙ne.shei.KhemH802shall be widowsאַלְמָנ֔וֹת'al.ma.NotH490,and your childrenוּבְנֵיכֶ֖םu.ve.nei.KhemH1121fatherlessיְתֹמִֽים׃ פye.to.MimH3490.
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