Now the sonsof Jacobcamein from the fieldwhen they heard[it]; and the menwere grieved,and they were veryangrybecausehe had donea disgracefulthingin Israelby lyingwith Jacob'sdaughter,for sucha thingought not to be done.
Then AbimelechcalledAbrahamand saidto him, "Whathave you doneto us? And howhave I sinnedagainst you, that you have broughton me and on my kingdoma greatsin?You have doneto me thingsthat ought not to be done."
Then Hamorthe fatherof Shechemwentout to Jacobto speakwith him.
But Hamorspokewith them, saying,"The soulof my sonShechemlongsfor your daughter;pleasegiveher to him in marriage.
his sonsand his grandsonswith him, his daughtersand his granddaughters,and allhis descendantshe broughtwith him to Egypt.
Now when KingDavidheardof allthesematters,he was veryangry.
Your testimoniesare fullyconfirmed;HolinessbefitsYour house,O LORD,forevermore.
And I sawamong the naive,[And] discernedamong the youthsA youngmanlackingsense,
becausethey have actedfoolishlyin Israel,and have committedadulterywith their neighbors'wivesand have spokenwordsin My namefalsely,whichI did not commandthem; and I am He who knowsand am a witness,"declaresthe LORD.'"
Now ifthe wholecongregationof Israelcommitserrorand the matterescapesthe noticeof the assembly,and they commitanyof the thingswhichthe LORDhas commandednot to be done,and they becomeguilty;
"Speakto the sonsof Israel,saying,'Ifa personsinsunintentionallyin anyof the thingswhichthe LORDhas commandednot to be done,and commitsanyof them,
Now ifanyoneof the commonpeoplesinsunintentionallyin doinganyof the thingswhichthe LORDhas commandednot to be done,and becomesguilty,
Norlet us actimmorally,as someof them did,and twenty-threethousandfellin oneday.
Fleeimmorality.Every[other] sinthat a mancommitsis outsidethe body,but the immoralman sinsagainsthis ownbody.
But immoralityoranyimpurityorgreedmust not evenbe namedamongyou, as is properamong saints;
"But ifthischargeis true,that the girlwas not founda virgin,
then they shall bringout the girlto the doorwayof her father'shouse,and the menof her cityshall stoneher to deathbecauseshe has committedan actof follyin Israelby playingthe harlotin her father'shouse;thus you shall purgethe evilfrom amongyou.
"Noneof the daughtersof Israelshall be a cultprostitute,norshall anyof the sonsof Israelbe a cultprostitute.
Thereforeconsiderthe membersof your earthlybody as deadto immorality,impurity,passion,evildesire,and greed,whichamountsto idolatry.
At the same timethey alsolearn[to be] idle,as they go aroundfrom house to house;and not merelyidle,but alsogossipsand busybodies,talkingabout things not proper[to mention].
Marriage[is to be held] in honoramongall,and the [marriage] bed[is to be] undefiled;for fornicatorsand adulterersGodwill judge.
from the samemouthcome[both] blessingand cursing.My brethren,these thingsoughtnot to be this way.
It shall be that the one who is takenwith the thingsunderthe banshall be burnedwith fire,he and allthat belongs to him, becausehe has transgressedthe covenantof the LORD,and becausehe has committeda disgracefulthingin Israel.'"
But you are A CHOSENRACE,A royalPRIESTHOOD,A HOLYNATION,A PEOPLEFOR [God's] OWN POSSESSION,sothat you may proclaimthe excellenciesof Him who has calledyou out of darknessinto His marvelouslight;
"And I tookholdof my concubineand cuther in piecesand senther throughoutthe landof Israel'sinheritance;for they have committeda lewdand disgracefulactin Israel.
