for you havehadfivehusbands,and the one whomyou nowhaveis not your husband;thisyou have saidtruly."
But Godcameto Abimelechin a dreamof the night,and saidto him, "Behold,you are a deadman becauseof the womanwhomyou have taken,for she is married."
When Shechemthe sonof Hamorthe Hivite,the princeof the land,sawher, he tookher and laywith her by force.
But they said,"Should he treatour sisteras a harlot?"
"Surely,as a womantreacherouslydeparts from her lover,Soyou have dealttreacherouslywith Me, O houseof Israel,"declaresthe LORD.
"You adulteresswife,who takesstrangersinsteadof her husband!
Therefore,O harlot,hearthe wordof the LORD.
Thisis the lawof jealousy:whena wife,[being] under[the authority of] her husband,goesastrayand defilesherself,
and ifshe herselfdivorcesher husbandand marriesanother man,she is committingadultery."
He saidto her, "Go,callyour husbandand comehere."
The womanansweredand said,"I havenohusband."Jesussaidto her, "You have correctlysaid,'I havenohusband';
The womansaidto Him, "Sir,I perceivethat You are a prophet.
So then,ifwhile her husbandis livingshe is joinedto anotherman,she shall be calledan adulteress;but ifher husbanddies,she is freefrom the law,so that she is not an adulteressthough she is joinedto anotherman.
Marriage[is to be held] in honoramongall,and the [marriage] bed[is to be] undefiled;for fornicatorsand adulterersGodwill judge.
"Moreover,I have acquiredRuththe Moabitess,the widowof Mahlon,to be my wifein order to raiseup the nameof the deceasedon his inheritance,so that the nameof the deceasedwill not be cutofffrom his brothersor from the courtof his [birth] place;you are witnessestoday."
