¹⁰ and also Ruth the Moabitess, wife of Mahlon, I have bought to myself for a wife, to raise up the name of the dead over his inheritance; and the name of the dead is not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place; witnesses ye `are' to-day.'

⁶ and it hath been, the first-born which she beareth doth rise for the name of his dead brother, and his name is not wiped away out of Israel.

²⁵ The husbands! love your own wives, as also the Christ did love the assembly, and did give himself for it,

⁴ honourable `is' the marriage in all, and the bed undefiled, and whoremongers and adulterers God shall judge.

¹⁴ And ye have said, `Wherefore?' Because Jehovah hath testified between thee And the wife of thy youth, That thou hast dealt treacherously against her, And she thy companion, and thy covenant-wife.

² And it hath come to pass, in that day, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, I cut off the names of the idols from the land, And they are not remembered any more, And also the prophets and the spirit of uncleanness I cause to pass away from the land.

¹² And Jacob doth flee to the country of Aram, And Israel doth serve for a wife, Yea, for a wife he hath kept watch.

² And I buy her to me for fifteen silverlings, and a homer and a letech of barley;

¹⁹ And as sand is thy seed, And the offspring of thy bowels as its gravel, Not cut off nor destroyed his name before Me.

² And I cause faithful witnesses to testify to me, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah son of Jeberechiah.

³ And I draw near unto the prophetess, and she conceiveth, and beareth a son; and Jehovah saith unto me, `Call his name Maher-shalal-hash-baz,

¹⁰ A woman of worth who doth find? Yea, far above rubies `is' her price.

¹¹ The heart of her husband hath trusted in her, And spoil he lacketh not.

¹⁴ House and wealth `are' the inheritance of fathers, And from Jehovah `is' an understanding wife.

²² `Whoso' hath found a wife hath found good, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.

¹⁵ They are before Jehovah continually, And He cutteth off from earth their memorial.

¹⁶ (The face of Jehovah `is' on doers of evil, To cut off from earth their memorial.)

⁹ and the Canaanite and all the inhabitants of the land do hear, and have come round against us, and cut off our name out of the earth; and what dost Thou do for Thy great name?'

²⁷ fulfil the week of this one, and we give to thee also this one, for the service which thou dost serve with me yet seven other years.'

¹⁸ And Jacob loveth Rachel, and saith, `I serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter:'

¹⁹ and Laban saith, `It is better for me to give her to thee than to give her to another man; dwell with me;'