"And Jacobª saidª° unto¹ Laban,ª Giveª° [me]¹ my wife,ª for¹ my daysª are fulfilled,ª° that I may go inª° unto¹ her." {Gen 29:21} + "And it came to pass¹ in the evening,ª that he tookª°¹ Leahª his daughter,ª and broughtª° her to¹ him; and he went inª° unto¹ her." {Gen 29:23} + "And when the LORDª sawª° that¹ Leahª [was] hated,ª° he openedª°¹ her womb:ª but Rachelª [was] barren.ª" {Gen 29:31} + "But it came to pass¹ within a while¹¹ after,² in the timeª of wheatª harvest,ª that Samsonª visitedª°¹ his wifeª with a kid;ªª and he said,ª° I will go inª° to¹ my wifeª into the chamber.ª But her fatherª would not¹ sufferª° him to go in.ª° ... And her fatherª said,ª° I verily²° thoughtª° that¹ thou hadst utterly²° hatedª° her; therefore I gaveª° her to thy companion:ª [is] not¹ her youngerª sisterª fairerª than¹ she? take¹ her, I pray thee,¹ instead¹ of her." {Jdg 15:1-2} + "Soª oughtª° menª to loveª° theirª wivesª asª their ownª bodies.ª He that lovethª° hisª wifeª lovethª° himself.ª ... Forª no manª ever yetª hatedª° his ownª flesh;ª butª nourishethª° andª cherishethª° it,ª even¹ asª² the¹ Lordª the¹ church:ª" {Eph 5:28-29} |