- a time to embrace:
- "And he saidª° unto¹ the people,ª Beª° readyª° against the thirdª day:ª comeª° not¹ at¹ [your] wives.ª" {Exd 19:15} + "And the priestª answeredª°¹ David,ª and said,ª° [There is] no¹ commonª breadª under¹¹ mine hand,ª but¹¹ there isª hallowedª bread;ª if¹ the young menª have kept²° themselves¹ at leastª from women.ª¹ ... And Davidª answeredª°¹ the priest,ª and saidª° unto him, Of¹¹ a truth² womenª [have been] keptª° from us about these threeª days,ª since I came out,ª° and the vesselsª of the young menª are holy,ª and [the bread is] in a mannerª common,ª yea,¹ though¹ it were sanctifiedª° this dayª in the vessel.ª" {1Sm 21:4-5} + "His left handª [is] under¹ my head,ª and his right handª doth embraceª° me. ... I chargeª° you, O ye daughtersª of Jerusalem,ª by the roes,ª andª by the hindsª of the field,ª that ye stir not up,ª°¹ nor¹ awakeª°¹ [my] love,ª till he please.ª°¹" {Sgs 2:6-7} + "Gatherª° the people,ª sanctifyª° the congregation,ª assembleª° the elders,ª gatherª° the children,ª and those that suckª° the breasts:ª let the bridegroomª go forthª° of his chamber,ª¹ and the brideª out of her closet.ª¹" {Jol 2:16} + "Defraud¹ ye²° notª one the other,ª exceptªª [it be]² withª consentª forª a time,ª thatª ye may give yourselvesª° to fastingª andª prayer;ª andª come²° together²²¹ again,ª that²°¹ Satanª temptª° youª not²¹ forª yourª incontinency.ª" {1Co 7:5}
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