¹⁸ And you shall not take a woman as a ^(A)rival wife to her sister, uncovering her nakedness ^(B)while her sister is still alive.

^15 (A)Did he not make them one, with a portion of the Spirit in their union?^[a] And what was the one God^[b] seeking?^{[c] (B)}Godly offspring. So guard yourselves^[d] in your spirit, and let none of you be ^(C)faithless to the wife of your youth.

¹⁵ But she said to her, “Is it a small matter that you have taken away my husband? Would you take away my son's mandrakes also?” Rachel said, “Then he may lie with you tonight in exchange for your son's mandrakes.”

⁶ And her rival used to provoke her grievously to irritate her, because the Lord had closed her womb. ⁷ So it went on year by year. As often as she went up to the house of the Lord, she used to provoke her. Therefore Hannah wept and would not eat. ⁸ And Elkanah, her husband, said to her, “Hannah, why do you weep? And why do you not eat? And why is your heart sad? ^(A)Am I not more to you than ten sons?”

²⁸ Jacob did so, and completed her week. Then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife.

¹⁹ And Lamech took two wives. The name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.

³ Five curtains shall be coupled to one another, and the other five curtains shall be coupled to one another.