And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.
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Gill's Exposition
And if a man entice a maid, that is not betrothed,.... For one might be betrothed according to the custom of those times, and not be married, or the nuptials consummated, and so be yet a maid or…
Adam Clarke
If a man entice a maid - This was an exceedingly wise and humane law, and must have operated powerfully against seduction and fornication; because the person who might feel inclined to take the…
Here is, I. A law that he who debauched a young woman should be obliged to marry her, Exo 22:16, Exo 22:17. If she was betrothed to another, it was death to debauch her (Deu 22:23, Deu 22:24); but the…
Compensation for the seduction of an unbetrothed maiden The unmarried and unbetrothed daughter counts as part of her father's property; by the loss of her virginity her value is diminished; her father…