Katherine Grace
Feb 11, 2022

This! Oh the hoops folks are jumping through to make things “mean” what they want them to. That line about delighting in the wife of his youth? I always took that to mean his very first wife, out of all those hundreds. But I’m no way does it say there is only one wife or that there should be only one. The words speak for themselves.

Sign up to discover human stories that deepen your understanding of the world.

Free

Distraction-free reading. No ads.

Organize your knowledge with lists and highlights.

Tell your story. Find your audience.

Membership

Read member-only stories

Support writers you read most

Earn money for your writing

Listen to audio narrations

Read offline with the Medium app

No responses yet

Write a response