take in marriage

Example Sentences

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The objection that בעל, in the signification "to take in marriage" is construed with the Accusative only, is of no weight.

From Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2 by Hengstenberg, Ernst Wilhelm

There are many worthy men who would be proud to take in marriage the niece of the next consul; and with one of these you can live happily.

From A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. by Davis, William Stearns

Furthermore, he induced the Marquis of Este to take in marriage a daughter of Alberico da Romano.

From Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots by Symonds, John Addington

She answered: "I declare that I take in marriage His Majesty the Emperor and King, Napoleon, here present."

From The Happy Days of the Empress Marie Louise by Imbert de Saint-Amand, Arthur Léon, baron

They would not take in marriage both a mother and her daughter, and the most shameful of acts in their view was to marry two sisters.

From The Secret of Divine Civilization by `Abdu'l-Bahá