¹¹ if you notice among the captives a beautiful^(A) woman and are attracted to her,^(B) you may take her as your wife.

Epilogue: The Wife of Noble Character

² When he returned, he said to his father and mother, “I have seen a Philistine woman in Timnah; now get her for me as my wife.”^(A)

³ His father and mother replied, “Isn’t there an acceptable woman among your relatives or among all our people?^(B) Must you go to the uncircumcised^(C) Philistines to get a wife?^(D)”

But Samson said to his father, “Get her for me. She’s the right one for me.”

¹⁸ but save for yourselves every girl who has never slept with a man.

⁸ But Hamor said to them, “My son Shechem has his heart set on your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.^(A)

³ His heart was drawn to Dinah^(A) daughter of Jacob;^(B) he loved^(C) the young woman and spoke tenderly^(D) to her.

¹⁸ Jacob was in love with Rachel^(A) and said, “I’ll work for you seven years in return for your younger daughter Rachel.”^(B)

¹⁹ Laban said, “It’s better that I give her to you than to some other man. Stay here with me.” ²⁰ So Jacob served seven years to get Rachel,^(C) but they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her.^(D)

¹⁴ When Abram came to Egypt, the Egyptians saw that Sarai was a very beautiful woman.^{(A) 15} And when Pharaoh’s officials saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh, and she was taken into his palace.