KJVAnd if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.
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.
If a man seduces a virgin who is not pledged in marriage and sleeps with her, he must pay the full dowry for her to be his wife.
`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;
And if a man seduce a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall certainly endow her, to be his wife.
Exodus — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
29. Thou shalt not delay. We may gather from this passage that the first-fruits were offered, to the end that the Israelites should devote themselves and their possessions to God; for Moses enjoins these two things in conjunction, that they should not delay to consecrate to God of the abundance…