Exodus 22:16 — King James Version← Study notes
“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 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Exodus 22:1610 words
אִםʾimLo!
מָאֵןmāʾēnRefuse
יְמָאֵןyəmāʾēnRefuse
אָבִיהָʾāvîhāFather
לְתִתָּהּlətitāhTo give
לוֹlwōTo
כֶּסֶףkesep̄Silver
יִשְׁקֹלyišəqōlSuspend
כְּמֹהַרkəmōharLike price
הַבְּתוּלֹתhabətûlōtThe virgin
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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