# Exodus 22.17 **Book:** [Exodus](/codex/exodus/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 15. If the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be a hired thing, it came for its hire. 16. 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. > > **17. If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.** > > 18. Thou shalt not suffer a sorceress to live. 19. Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death. (Exodus 22:15-19, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 15. If its owner is with it, he shall not make it good. If it is a leased thing, it came for its lease. 16. “If a man entices a virgin who isn’t pledged to be married, and lies with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife. > > **17. If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.** > > 18. “You shall not allow a sorceress to live. 19. “Whoever has sex with an animal shall surely be put to death. (Exodus 22:15-19, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 15. But 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. > > **17. If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins. pay: Heb. weigh** > > 18. Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. 19. Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death. (Exodus 22:15-19, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 15. if its owner [is] with it, he doth not repay,, if it [is] a hired thing, it hath come for its hire. 16. '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; > > **17. if her father utterly refuse to give her to him, money he doth weigh out according to the dowry of virgins.** > > 18. 'A witch thou dost not keep alive. 19. 'Whoever lieth with a beast is certainly put to death. (Exodus 22:15-19, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** Moses (traditional) - **Audience:** Israelite congregation post-Exodus - **Location:** Egypt → Sinai wilderness - **Time period:** events c. 1446-1445 BC; composed c. 1446-1406 BC ## Theological reading ## Key words - [H0001 - ab](/codex/h0001-ab/), *ab* (Strong's H1). Also appears in: [Genesis 2.24](/codex/genesis-2-24/), [Genesis 11](/codex/genesis-11/), [Genesis 12](/codex/genesis-12/). - [H1330 - bethulah](/codex/h1330-bethulah/), *bethulah* (Strong's H1330). Also appears in: [Exodus 22.16](/codex/exodus-22-16/), [Deuteronomy 22](/codex/deuteronomy-22/), [Job 31.1](/codex/job-31-1/). ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses. ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Rape Only Condemned When Unmarried Objection Defeater](/codex/rape-only-condemned-when-unmarried-objection-defeater/), via [Exodus 22.16-17](/codex/exodus-22-16-17/) **Concepts:** - [Hebrew Verbs for Sexual Contact](/codex/hebrew-verbs-for-sexual-contact/), via [Exodus 22.16-17](/codex/exodus-22-16-17/) - [OT Sexual-Violence Laws](/codex/ot-sexual-violence-laws/) **Lexicon:** - [H1330 - bethulah](/codex/h1330-bethulah/), via [Exodus 22.16-17](/codex/exodus-22-16-17/) **Passages:** - [Deuteronomy 22](/codex/deuteronomy-22/) - [Exodus 22.16](/codex/exodus-22-16/) - [Isaiah 62](/codex/isaiah-62/) - [Job 31.1](/codex/job-31-1/) - [Lamentations 2.20-21](/codex/lamentations-2-20-21/) - [Lamentations 5.11-13](/codex/lamentations-5-11-13/)