Genesis 26:8
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8 When Isaac had been there a long time, King Abimelech of the Philistines looked out of a window and saw him fondling his wife Rebekah.
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Isaiah 62:5
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5 For as a young man marries a young woman,
so shall your builder[a] marry you,
and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,
so shall your God rejoice over you.(A)
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- 62.5 Cn: Heb your sons
Proverbs 7:6
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6 For at the window of my house
I looked out through my lattice,
Proverbs 5:18-19
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18 Let your fountain be blessed,
and rejoice in the wife of your youth,(A)
19 a lovely deer, a graceful doe.
May her breasts satisfy you at all times;
may you be intoxicated always by her love.(B)
Judges 5:28
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28 Out of the window she peered;
the mother of Sisera gazed[a] through the lattice:
‘Why is his chariot so long in coming?
Why tarry the hoofbeats of his chariots?’(A)
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- 5.28 Gk Compare Tg: Heb exclaimed
Ecclesiastes 9:9
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9 Enjoy life with the wife whom you love all the days of your vain life that are given you under the sun,[a] because that is your portion in life and in your toil at which you toil under the sun.(A)
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- 9.9 Cn: Heb sun, all the days of your vanity
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