33
But her family and friends and all who saw her wept.
34
Then the two elders stood up in the midst of the people, and laid their hands upon her head.
35
And she, weeping, looked up toward heaven, for her heart trusted in the Lord.
36
The elders said, "As we were walking in the garden alone, this woman came in with two maids, shut the garden doors, and dismissed the maids.
37
Then a young man, who had been hidden, came to her and lay with her.
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