- take wives:
- "And he dweltª° in the wildernessª of Paran:ª and his motherª tookª° him a wifeª out of the landª¹ of Egypt.ª" {Gen 21:21} + "And I will make thee swearª° by the LORD,ª the Godª of heaven,ª and the Godª of the earth,ª that¹ thou shalt not¹ takeª° a wifeª unto my sonª of the daughtersª¹ of the Canaanites,ª amongª whom¹ I¹ dwell:ª° ... But¹ thou shalt go²°¹ unto¹ my country,ª and to¹ my kindred,ª and takeª° a wifeª unto my sonª Isaac.ª" {Gen 24:3-4} + "Behold,¹ Rebekahª [is] before¹ thee,² takeª° [her], and go,²°¹ and let her be¹ thy master'sª son'sª wife,ª as¹ the LORDª hath spoken.ª°" {Gen 24:51} + "And they blessedª°¹ Rebekah,ª and saidª° unto her, Thouª [art] our sister,ª be¹ thou²° [the mother] of thousandsª of millions,ª and let thy seedª possessª°¹ the gateª of those which hateª° them." {Gen 24:60} + "And Isaacª calledª°¹ Jacob,ª and blessedª° him, and chargedª° him, and saidª° unto him, Thou shalt not¹ takeª° a wifeª of the daughtersª¹ of Canaan.ª ... And giveª° thee¹ the blessingª of Abraham,ª to thee, and to thy seedª with¹ thee; that thou mayest inheritª°¹ the landª wherein thou art a stranger,ª which¹ Godª gaveª° unto Abraham.ª" {Gen 28:1-4} + "And Labanª said,ª° [It is] betterª that I giveª° her to thee, than that I should giveª°¹ her to anotherª man:ª abideª° with¹ me." {Gen 29:19} + "And Shechem²¹ spakeª° unto¹ his fatherª Hamor,ª saying,ª° Getª° me¹ this¹ damselª to wife.ª" {Gen 34:4} + "And Calebª said,ª° He that¹ smitethª°¹ Kirjathsepher,ª and takethª° it, to him will I giveª°¹ Achsah²¹ my daughterª to wife.ª ... And it came to pass,¹ when she cameª° [to him], that she movedª° him to askª° of¹¹ her fatherª a field:ª and she lightedª° from off¹¹ [her] ass;ª and Calebª saidª° unto her, What¹ wilt thou?" {Jdg 1:12-14} + "And he had¹ thirtyª sons,ª and thirtyª daughters,ª [whom] he sentª° abroad,ª and took²° in¹ thirtyª daughtersª from¹ abroadª for his sons.ª And he judgedª°¹ Israelª sevenª years.ª" {Jdg 12:9} + "And he came up,ª° and toldª° his fatherª and his mother,ª and said,ª° I have seenª° a womanª in Timnathª of the daughtersª¹ of the Philistines:ª now¹ therefore getª° her for me to wife.ª" {Jdg 14:2} + "Butª if¹ any man²¹ thinkª° that he behaveth himself uncomelyª° towardª his²¹ virgin,ª ifª she pass the flower of [her] age,ªª° andª needª° soª require,ª° let him doª° whatª he will,ª° he sinnethª° not:ª let them marry.ª° ... So² thenª¹ he that giveth [her] in marriageª° doethª° well;ª butª he that giveth [her]²° not² in marriageª°¹ doethª° better.ª" {1Co 7:36-38}
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