"But not onehas done[so] who has a remnantof the Spirit.And whatdid [that] one[do] while he was seekinga godlyoffspring?Takeheedthen to your spirit,and let noone dealtreacherouslyagainst the wifeof your youth.
Godcreatedmanin His own image,in the imageof GodHe createdhim; maleand femaleHe createdthem.
Then the LORDGodformedmanof dustfrom the ground,and breathedinto his nostrilsthe breathof life;and manbecamea livingbeing.
and she will sayto me, "You drink,and I will drawfor your camelsalso";let her be the womanwhomthe LORDhas appointedfor my master'sson.'
Rebekahsaidto Isaac,"I am tiredof livingbecauseof the daughtersof Heth;ifJacobtakesa wifefrom the daughtersof Heth,like these,from the daughtersof the land,whatgood will my lifebe to me?"
that the sonsof Godsawthat the daughtersof menwere beautiful;and they tookwivesfor themselves, whomeverthey chose.
Then everyonewho trembledat the wordsof the Godof Israelon accountof the unfaithfulnessof the exilesgatheredto me, and I satappalleduntilthe eveningoffering.
As for their children,halfspokein the languageof Ashdod,and noneof them was ableto speakthe languageof Judah,but the languageof his ownpeople.
For as longas lifeis in me, And the breathof Godis in my nostrils,
"You shall not commitadultery.
That leavesthe companionof her youthAnd forgetsthe covenantof her God;
Watchover your heartwith alldiligence,For from it [flow] the springsof life.
Do not desireher beautyin your heart,Norlet her captureyou with her eyelids.
Do not let your heartturnasideto her ways,Do not strayinto her paths.
then the dustwill returnto the earthas it was, and the spiritwill returnto Godwhogaveit.
"Yet I plantedyou a choicevine,A completelyfaithfulseed.Howthen have you turnedyourself before Me Into the degenerateshoots of a foreignvine?
Yet the numberof the sonsof IsraelWill be like the sandof the sea,Whichcannotbe measuredor numbered;And in the placeWhereit is saidto them, "You are not My people,"It will be saidto them, "[You are] the sonsof the livingGod."
If [there is] a manwhocommitsadulterywith another man'swife,one whocommitsadulterywith his friend'swife,the adultererand the adulteressshall surelybe putto death.
"Yet you say,'For whatreason?'Becausethe LORDhas been a witnessbetweenyou and the wifeof your youth,against whomyou have dealttreacherously,though she is your companionand your wifeby covenant.
"For out of the heartcomeevilthoughts,murders,adulteries,fornications,thefts,false witness,slanders.
And when He had saidthis,He breathedon them and saidto them, "Receivethe HolySpirit.
"It is you who are the sonsof the prophetsand of the covenantwhichGodmadewith your fathers,sayingto Abraham,AND IN YOUR SEEDALLTHE FAMILIESOF THE EARTHSHALL BE BLESSED.'
For the unbelievinghusbandis sanctifiedthroughhis wife,and the unbelievingwifeis sanctifiedthroughher believing husband;for otherwiseyour childrenare unclean,but nowthey are holy.
But becauseof immoralities,eachmanis to havehis ownwife,and eachwomanis to haveher ownhusband.
"And I will be a fatherto you, And you shall be sonsand daughtersto Me," Saysthe LordAlmighty.
Fathers,do not provokeyour childrento anger,but bringthem up in the disciplineand instructionof the Lord.
"For they will turnyour sonsawayfrom followingMe to serveothergods;then the angerof the LORDwill be kindledagainst you and He will quicklydestroyyou.
[namely], ifany manis above reproach,the husbandof onewife,havingchildrenwho believe,not accusedof dissipationorrebellion.
"Moreover, may your housebe like the houseof PerezwhomTamarboreto Judah,throughthe offspringwhichthe LORDwill giveyou by thisyoungwoman."
Then Eliwould blessElkanahand his wifeand say,"May the LORDgiveyou childrenfrom thiswomanin placeof the oneshe dedicatedto the LORD."And they wentto their own home.
