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He came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me as wife.
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The Custom of Marriage
Commentators explain that Samson's request, "get her for me to wife," was not a disrespectful demand but a reflection of ancient cultural norms. In that time, it was the parents' responsibility to formally arrange the marriage, negotiate with the bride's family, and pay the necessary dowry.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Get her for me - namely, by paying the requisite dowry (see marginal references) and gifts to relations. Therefore, the frequent mention of …
19th Century
Anglican
Get her for me to wife. —These arrangements were always left to parents, who paid the marriage dower ([Reference Genesis …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he came up, and told his father and his mother Of his passion of love, being desirous of having their approbatio…
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As far as Samson's marriage was a common case, it was weak and foolish of him to set his affections on a daughter of the Philistines. Should one, n…
