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Exodus 22:16

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¶ And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.
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  1. Deuteronomy 22:28–29Rank 1 from verse 16
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    28¶ 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;

    29Then the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife; because he hath humbled her, he may not put her away all his days.

  2. Genesis 34:2–4Rank 2 from verse 16
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    2And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.

    3And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.

    4And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.

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Exodus 22:16

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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entice

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To attract, allure, or draw by exciting desire or hope, especially toward wrongdoing.

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maid

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1. A female servant or attendant. 2. A girl or young woman, especially an unmarried woman or virgin.

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betrothed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of betroth, meaning to bind by promise of marriage; to affiance.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Webster 1828

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lie

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Sense 1: To recline, rest, remain, or be situated. Sense 2: In ‘lie with,’ to have sexual intercourse. Sense 3: To speak falsely. Sense 4: A false statement or deception.

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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15But if the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be an hired thing, it came for his hire.

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

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17If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

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