Exodus 22:16

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

“When a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged to be married and lies with her, he shall give the bride-price for her and make her his wife.

Cross References

Exodus 22:15

If the owner was present, there shall be no restitution; if it was hired, only the hiring fee is due.

Proverbs 30:19

the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a woman.

Matthew 1:18

Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be pregnant from the Holy Spirit.