a man: Deuteronomy 20:7; Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:4-6; Mark 10:6-9; 1 Corinthians 7:10-15; Ephesians 5:28-29; Titus 2:4-5
neither: etc. Heb. not anything shall pass upon him
cheer up: Proverbs 5:18; Ecclesiastes 9:9; 1 Corinthians 7:29
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Deuteronomy 24:5
Deuteronomy 24:5
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