“Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.”
Fidelity to your wife: 'Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers.' 'Yours alone' (lecha levad'cha) emphasizes exclusivity. 'Never to be shared with strangers' (v'al ta'tu zarem) indicates that the marriage bed is not to be defiled by infidelity. The waters of marital intimacy belong exclusively to husband and wife. This reflects the covenantal understanding of marriage: the marriage covenant creates a unique, exclusive bond that should not be violated. Fidelity is not a burden but a protection of what is most precious.
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