Exodus 22:16
Modern Translations
New International Version
"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.

New Living Translation
“If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged to anyone and has sex with her, he must pay the customary bride price and marry her.

English Standard Version
“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.

Berean Study Bible
If a man seduces a virgin who is not pledged in marriage and sleeps with her, he must pay the full dowry for her to be his wife.

New American Standard Bible
“If a man seduces a virgin who is not betrothed and sleeps with her, he must pay a dowry for her to be his wife.

NASB 1995
"If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged, and lies with her, he must pay a dowry for her to be his wife.

NASB 1977
“And if a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged, and lies with her, he must pay a dowry for her to be his wife.

Amplified Bible
“If a man seduces a virgin who is not betrothed, and lies with her, he must pay a dowry (marriage price) for her to be his wife.

Christian Standard Bible
“If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged, and he sleeps with her, he must certainly pay the bridal price for her to be his wife.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged, and he has sexual relations with her, he must certainly pay the bridal price for her to be his wife.

Contemporary English Version
Suppose a young woman has never had sex and isn't engaged. If a man talks her into having sex, he must pay the bride price and marry her.

Good News Translation
"If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged, he must pay the bride price for her and marry her.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Whenever a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged to anyone and has sexual intercourse with her, he must pay the bride-price and marry her.

International Standard Version
"When a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged to be married and has sexual relations with her, he must pay her bride price, and she is to become his wife.

NET Bible
"If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged and has sexual relations with her, he must surely endow her to be his wife.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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 King James Version
“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.

King James 2000 Bible
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 Heart English Bible
"If a man entices a virgin who isn't pledged to be married, and lies with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife.

World English Bible
"If a man entices a virgin who isn't pledged to be married, and lies with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife.

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

American Standard Version
And if a man entice a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife.

A Faithful Version
And if a man lures a virgin who is not promised, and lies with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.

Darby Bible Translation
And if a man seduce a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall certainly endow her, to be his wife.

English Revised Version
And if a man entice a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife.

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

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And if a man entise a maide that is not betrothed, and lie with her, hee shall endowe her, and take her to his wife.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
(22:15) If a man entice a mayde that is not betrouthed, and lye with her, he shall endowe her, and take her to his wyfe.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Yf a man begile a mayde, that is not yet spoused, and lye with her, the same shal geue her hir dowry, and take her to his wife.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Yf a man begyle a mayde that is not betrouthed and lye with her, he shall endote her and take her to his wife:
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And when a man entices a virgin who [is] not betrothed, and has lain with her, he certainly endows her to himself for a wife;

Young's Literal Translation
And when a man doth entice a virgin who is not betrothed, and hath lain with her, he doth certainly endow her to himself for a wife;

Smith's Literal Translation
If a man shall seduce a virgin who was not betrothed, and lying with her, endowing, he shall endow her to him for a wife.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
If a man seduce a virgin not yet espoused, and lie with her: he shall endow her, and have her to wife.

Catholic Public Domain Version
If a man has led astray a virgin not yet betrothed, and he has slept with her, he shall pay her dowry and have her as a wife.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And when a man will seduce a virgin that was not engaged and he shall have sexual intercourse with her, he shall surely take her to him as a wife.

Lamsa Bible
And if a man entices a virgin who is not betrothed, and lies with her, he shall surely marry her.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And if a man entice a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And if any one deceive a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her for a wife to himself.
















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