"And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife." — Exodus 22:16

Exodus 22:16 · 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.”

— Exodus 22:16

{But} if the owner thereof {be} with it, he shall not make {it} good: if it {be} an hired {thing}, it came for his hire.

Verse 17

If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins. {pay: Heb. weigh}

Exodus 22 — Context

And if a man borrow {ought} of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof {being} not with it, he shall surely make {it} good.

{But} if the owner thereof {be} with it, he shall not make {it} good: if it {be} an hired {thing}, it came for his hire.

And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.

If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins. {pay: Heb. weigh}

Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 22:28-29

If a man find a damsel {that is} a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found;

Genesis 34:2-4

And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her. {defiled...: Heb. humbled her}