Exodus 22:16 Go deeper
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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. (KJV)
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וְכִֽי\־ve.khi-and if
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Exodus 22:16 word 1
יְפַתֶּ֣הye.fa.Tehhe will seduce
Lemma: פָּתָה (pa.tah) · Strong's: H6601B
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)
Meaning: to entice
Used 25 times. Also: Deuteronomy 11:16, Judges 14:15, Judges 16:5, 2 Samuel 3:25, 1 Kings 22:20, 1 Kings 22:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6601B; TAHOT Exodus 22:16 word 2
אִ֗ישׁ'Isha man
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Exodus 22:16 word 3
בְּתוּלָ֛הbe.tu.Laha virgin
Lemma: בְּתוּלָה (be.tu.lah) · Strong's: H1330
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: virgin
Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 24:16, Exodus 22:17, Leviticus 21:3, Leviticus 21:14, Deuteronomy 22:19, Deuteronomy 22:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1330; TAHOT Exodus 22:16 word 4
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwho
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Exodus 22:16 word 5
לֹא\־lo'-not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Exodus 22:16 word 6
אֹרָ֖שָׂה'o.Ra.sahshe was betrothed
Lemma: אָרַשׂ (a.ra.s) · Strong's: H0781
Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVPp3fs)
Meaning: to betroth
Used 11 times. Also: Deuteronomy 20:7, Deuteronomy 22:23, Deuteronomy 22:25, Deuteronomy 22:27, Deuteronomy 22:28, Deuteronomy 28:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0781; TAHOT Exodus 22:16 word 7
וְשָׁכַ֣בve.sha.Khavand he will lie
Lemma: שָׁכַב (sha.khav) · Strong's: H7901I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to lie down: have sex
Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 19:32, Genesis 19:33, Genesis 19:34, Genesis 19:35, Genesis 26:10, Genesis 30:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7901I; TAHOT Exodus 22:16 word 8
עִמָּ֑הּ'i.Mahwith her
Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: with
Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT Exodus 22:16 word 9
מָהֹ֛רma.Horcertainly <to pay [the] bride-price>
Lemma: מָהַר (ma.har) · Strong's: H4117
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)
Meaning: to pay brideprice
Used 2 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4117; TAHOT Exodus 22:16 word 10
יִמְהָרֶ֥נָּהyim.ha.Re.nahhe will pay [the] bride-price for her
Lemma: מָהַר (ma.har) · Strong's: H4117
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to pay brideprice
Used 2 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4117; TAHOT Exodus 22:16 word 11
לְאִשָּֽׁה\׃le.'i.Shahto a wife
Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: woman: wife
Used 442 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 3:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0802H; TAHOT Exodus 22:16 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| If | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| a man | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| seduces | → | פָּתָה H6601B to entice |
| a virgin | → | בְּתוּלָה H1330 virgin |
| who | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| is not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| pledged in marriage | → | אָרַשׂ H0781 to betroth |
| and sleeps | → | שָׁכַב H7901I to lie down: have sex |
| with her | → | עִם H5973A with |
| he must pay the full dowry | → | מָהַר H4117 to pay brideprice |
| . . . | → | מָהַר H4117 to pay brideprice |
| for her | → | |
| to be his wife | → | אִשָּׁה H0802H woman: wife |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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