“If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged, and lies with her, he must pay a dowry for her to be his wife.
Exodus 22:16 - Tree of Life Version But if her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he must weigh out silver equal to the dowry for virgins. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If a man seduces a virgin not betrothed and lies with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to become his wife. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible When a man seduces a young woman who isn’t engaged to be married yet and he sleeps with her, he must marry her and pay the bride-price for her. Catholic Public Domain Version If a man has led astray a virgin not yet betrothed, and he has slept with her, he shall pay her dowry and have her as a wife. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If a man seduce a virgin not yet espoused, and lie with her: he shall endow her, and have her to wife. |
“If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged, and lies with her, he must pay a dowry for her to be his wife.
the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a serpent upon a rock, the way of a ship in the heart of the sea, and the way of a man with a maiden.
Now the birth of Yeshua the Messiah happened this way. When His mother Miriam was engaged to Joseph but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Ruach ha-Kodesh.