Passage

Exodus 22.18

Book: Exodus · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"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. 20. He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto Jehovah only, shall be utterly destroyed." (Exodus 22:16-20, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"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. 20. “He who sacrifices to any god, except to Yahweh only, shall be utterly destroyed." (Exodus 22:16-20, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"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. 20. He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed." (Exodus 22:16-20, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"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. 20. 'He who is sacrificing to a god, save to Jehovah alone, is devoted." (Exodus 22:16-20, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

Mosaic Capital Punishment

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 (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
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.

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