Verse 3

her husband came after her, hoping he could convince her to return. He brought with him his servant and a pair of donkeys. When she brought him into her father’s house and the girl’s father saw him, he greeted him warmly.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 34:3 : 3 Then he became very attached to Dinah, Jacob’s daughter. He fell in love with the young woman and spoke romantically to her.
  • Gen 50:21 : 21 So now, don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your little children.” Then he consoled them and spoke kindly to them.
  • Lev 19:17 : 17 You must not hate your brother in your heart. You must surely reprove your fellow citizen so that you do not incur sin on account of him.
  • Lev 20:10 : 10 If a man commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife, both the adulterer and the adulteress must be put to death.
  • Num 22:22 : 22 God Opposes Balaam Then God’s anger was kindled because he went, and the angel of the LORD stood in the road to oppose him. Now he was riding on his donkey and his two servants were with him.
  • Judg 15:1 : 1 Samson Versus the Philistines Sometime later, during the wheat harvest, Samson took a young goat as a gift and went to visit his bride. He said to her father,“I want to sleep with my bride in her bedroom!” But her father would not let him enter.
  • Jer 3:1 : 1 “If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him and becomes another man’s wife, he may not take her back again. Doing that would utterly defile the land. But you, Israel, have given yourself as a prostitute to many gods. So what makes you think you can return to me?” says the LORD.
  • Hos 2:14 : 14 Future Repentance and Restoration of Israel However, in the future I will allure her; I will lead her back into the wilderness, and speak tenderly to her.
  • Matt 1:19 : 19 Because Joseph, her husband to be, was a righteous man, and because he did not want to disgrace her, he intended to divorce her privately.
  • John 8:4-5 : 4 and said to Jesus,“Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of adultery. 5 In the law Moses commanded us to stone to death such women. What then do you say?”
  • John 8:11 : 11 She replied,“No one, Lord.” And Jesus said,“I do not condemn you either. Go, and from now on do not sin any more.”]]
  • Gal 6:1 : 1 Support One Another Brothers and sisters, if a person is discovered in some sin, you who are spiritual restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness. Pay close attention to yourselves, so that you are not tempted too.