The Meaning of Exodus 22:16 Explained

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.

YLT: 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;

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

ASV: 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Exodus 22:16 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Exodus 22

1  Of Theft
5  Of damage
7  Of trespasses
14  Of borrowing
16  Of fornication
18  Of witchcraft
19  Of bestiality
20  Of idolatry
21  Of strangers, widows, and fatherless
25  Of usury
26  Of pledges
28  Of reverence to magistrates
29  Of the first fruits
31  Of torn flesh

What do the individual words in Exodus 22:16 mean?

And if entices a man a virgin who not is betrothed and lies with her surely he shall pay the bride-price - for her [to be] his wife
וְכִֽי־ יְפַתֶּ֣ה אִ֗ישׁ בְּתוּלָ֛ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־ אֹרָ֖שָׂה וְשָׁכַ֣ב עִמָּ֑הּ מָהֹ֛ר יִמְהָרֶ֥נָּה לּ֖וֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה

וְכִֽי־  And  if 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction
Root: כִּי 
Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
יְפַתֶּ֣ה  entices 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: פָּתָה 
Sense: to be spacious, be open, be wide.
אִ֗ישׁ  a  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
בְּתוּלָ֛ה  a  virgin 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: בְּתוּלָה  
Sense: virgin.
אֹרָ֖שָׂה  is  betrothed 
Parse: Verb, Pual, Perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: אָרַשׂ  
Sense: to betroth, engage.
וְשָׁכַ֣ב  and  lies 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁכַב  
Sense: to lie down.
עִמָּ֑הּ  with  her 
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular
Root: עִם  
Sense: with.
מָהֹ֛ר  surely 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive absolute
Root: מָהַר 
Sense: to obtain or acquire by paying purchase price, give a dowry.
יִמְהָרֶ֥נָּה  he  shall  pay  the  bride-price 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: מָהַר 
Sense: to obtain or acquire by paying purchase price, give a dowry.
לּ֖וֹ  - 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
לְאִשָּֽׁה  for  her  [to  be]  his  wife 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אִשָּׁה  
Sense: woman, wife, female.

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