Deuteronomy 22:13
Suppose a man marries a woman, has relations with her, and comes to hate her,
BSB
ASV
If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her,
KJV
If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her,
If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her. That is, marries a wife, and cohabits with her as man and wife, and after some time dislikes her, and is desirous of parting with her, and therefore takes the following wicked method to obtain it: this is to be understood of a virgin taken to wife, as the Targum of Jonathan explains it; and what follows confirms it.
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Genesis 29:31When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.
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So the LORD attended to Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD.
Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.
But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved her even though the LORD had closed her womb.
When Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob, she envied her sister. “Give me children, or I will die!” she said to Jacob.
If a man has two wives, one beloved and the other unloved, and both bear him sons, but the unloved wife has the firstborn son,
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Genesis 29:21Finally Jacob said to Laban, “Grant me my wife, for my time is complete, and I want to sleep with her.”
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Later on, at the time of the wheat harvest, Samson took a young goat and went to visit his wife. “I want to go to my wife in her room,” he said. But her…
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Genesis 29:23But when evening came, Laban took his daughter Leah and gave her to Jacob, and he slept with her.
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Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.
she removed her widow’s garments, covered her face with a veil to disguise herself, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah. For she saw that although Shelah…