⁸ If she does not please the master who has selected her for himself,^[a] he must let her be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners, because he has broken faith with her.

¹¹ Judah has been unfaithful. A detestable^(A) thing has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem: Judah has desecrated the sanctuary the Lord loves^(B) by marrying^(C) women who worship a foreign god.^{(D) 12} As for the man who does this, whoever he may be, may the Lord remove^(E) him from the tents of Jacob^[a](F)—even though he brings an offering^(G) to the Lord Almighty.

¹³ Another thing you do: You flood the Lord’s altar with tears.^(H) You weep and wail^(I) because he no longer looks with favor^(J) on your offerings or accepts them with pleasure from your hands.^{(K) 14} You ask,^(L) “Why?” It is because the Lord is the witness^(M) between you and the wife of your youth.^(N) You have been unfaithful to her, though she is your partner, the wife of your marriage covenant.^(O)

¹⁵ Has not the one God made you?^(P) You belong to him in body and spirit. And what does the one God seek? Godly offspring.^[b](Q) So be on your guard,^(R) and do not be unfaithful^(S) to the wife of your youth.

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

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

¹⁹ So have you acted honorably and in good faith toward Jerub-Baal and his family today?^(A) If you have, may Abimelek be your joy, and may you be his, too!

¹¹ if you notice among the captives a beautiful^(A) woman and are attracted to her,^(B) you may take her as your wife. ¹² Bring her into your home and have her shave her head,^(C) trim her nails ¹³ and put aside the clothes she was wearing when captured. After she has lived in your house and mourned her father and mother for a full month,^(D) then you may go to her and be her husband and she shall be your wife. ¹⁴ If you are not pleased with her, let her go wherever she wishes. You must not sell her or treat her as a slave, since you have dishonored her.^(E)

⁷ Has anyone become pledged to a woman and not married her? Let him go home, or he may die in battle and someone else marry her.^(A)”

²⁹ Moses answered, “As soon as I leave you, I will pray to the Lord, and tomorrow the flies will leave Pharaoh and his officials and his people. Only let Pharaoh be sure that he does not act deceitfully^(A) again by not letting the people go to offer sacrifices to the Lord.”

⁸ Esau then realized how displeasing the Canaanite women^(A) were to his father Isaac;^(B)