Twi - Biblical Polygamy

Bible mu Aware dodow Na Lamek waree yerenom mmienu maa no: baako din de Ada, na baako din de Sila. Genesis 4:19 Sɛ ɔware ɔyere foforo ma no a; n’aduan, n’atade, ne n’aware asɛyɛde, ɔrentew so. Na sɛ wanyɛ saa baasa yi amma no a, ɛnneɛ na ɔmfa ne ho nhyɛ mu a onni sika. Exodus 21:10-11 Sɛ ɔbarima bi wɔ yerenom mmienu, ɔdɔfoɔ baako na ɔtan ɔfoforo, na wɔwo mma no, ɔdɔfoɔ ne ɔtanfoɔ nyinaa a; na sɛ abakan ba no yɛ ne dea a wɔtan no a: Ɛnna ɛbɛyɛ sɛ, sɛ ɔma ne mma no nya nea ɔwɔ no a, ɔmfa ɔdɔfo abakan no ba nni nea wɔtan no no ba anim, a ɔno ne abakan ampa: Na mmom obegye nea wɔtan no ba no atom wɔ abakan no ho, denam nea ɔwɔ nyinaa mu kyɛfa mmɔho abien a ɔbɛma no so, efisɛ ɔno ne n’ahoɔden mfiase; abakan hokwan yɛ ne de. Deuteronomium 21:15-17 Sɛ anuanom te faako, na wɔn mu baako wu, na onni ba a, awufoɔ yere nnware ɔhɔhoɔ a ɔnka ho, na ne kunu nua bɛkɔ ne nkyɛn akɔfa no akɔware no, na wayɛ okunu nua asɛdeɛ ama no. Na abakan a ɔwo no bɛdi ne nua a wawuo no din mu, na wɔanyi ne din amfiri Israel. Na sɛ ɔbarima no mpɛ sɛ ɔbɛfa ne nua yere a, ɛnneɛ ma ne nua yere nkɔ ɔpon no ano nkɔ mpanimfoɔ no nkyɛn nkɔka sɛ: Me kunu nua po sɛ ɔbɛma ne nua din wɔ Israel a, ɔrenyɛ me kunu nua asɛdeɛ. Ɛnna ne kuro mu mpanimfoɔ bɛfrɛ no na wɔakasa akyerɛ no, na sɛ ɔgyina hɔ ka sɛ: M’ani nnye ho sɛ mɛfa no; Ɛnna ne nua yere bɛba ne nkyɛn wɔ mpanimfoɔ no anim, na wasan ne mpaboa afiri ne nan so, na watete n’anim, na ɔbɛbua sɛ: Saa na wɔbɛyɛ ɔbarima a ɔrensi ne nua fie no. Na wɔbɛfrɛ ne din wɔ Israel sɛ, Deɛ wasan ne mpaboa fie. Deuteronomium 25:5-10 Na saa da no, mmaa baason bɛkyere ɔbarima baako aka sɛ: Yɛbedi yɛn ankasa paanoo na yɛahyɛ yɛn ankasa ntadeɛ. Yesaia 4:1

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Abraham Na Abram ne Nahor waree wɔn yerenom: Abram yere din de Sarai; na Nahor yere Milka, Haran babaa, Milka agya ne Iska agya din. Genesis 11:29 Na Abram yere Sarai anwo mma mma no, na ɔwɔ Misraimni abaawa bi a ne din de Hagar. Na Sarai ka kyerɛɛ Abram sɛ: Hwɛ, AWURADE asiw me kwan sɛ menwo. ebia sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a mɛfa ne so anya mma. Na Abram tiee Sarai nne. Na Abram yere Sarai faa n’abaawa Misraimni Hagar, na Abram tenaa Kanaan asase so mfeɛ du no, na ɔde no maa ne kunu Abram sɛ ɔnyɛ ne yere. Na ɔkɔɔ Hagar nkyɛn, na ɔnyinsɛnee, na ɔhunuu sɛ wanyinsɛn no, wɔbuu n’awuraa animtiaa wɔ n’ani so.

Genesis 16:1-4 Afei Abraham waree ɔyere bio, na ne din de Ketura. Na ɔwoo Simran ne Yoksan ne Medan ne Midian ne Isbak ne Sua maa no. Na Yoksan woo Seba ne Dedan. Na Dedan mma ne Asurim, Letusim ne Leumim. Na Midian mma; Efa ne Efer ne Hanok ne Abida ne Eldaa. Eyinom nyinaa yɛ Ketura mma. Na Abraham de nea ɔwɔ nyinaa maa Isak. Na ayefam mma a na Abraham wɔ no, Abraham maa wɔn akyɛdeɛ, na ɔgyaa wɔn firii ne ba Isak nkyɛn, berɛ a ɔda so te aseɛ, wɔ apueeɛ fam, kɔɔ apueeɛ asase so. Genesis 25:1-6

Esau Na Esau waree Hitini Beeri babaa Yudit ne Hitini Elon babaa Basemat, na na Esau adi mfeɛ aduanan.

Genesis 26:34-35 na ɛwɔ hɔ Ɛnna Esau kɔɔ Ismael nkyɛn, na ɔwaree Mahalat a ɔyɛ Abraham ba Ismael babea, Nebayot nuabea, sɛ ne yere. Genesis 28:9 Afei yeinom ne Esau a ɔne Edom no awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ. Esau waree ne yerenom wɔ Kanaan mmabea mu; Hitini Elon babaa Ada ne Hiwinini Sibeon babaa Ana babaa Aholibama; Na Basemat Ismael babaa, Nebayot nuabea. Genesis 36:1-3

Yakob Na Yakob ka kyerɛɛ Laban sɛ: Fa me yere ma me, na me nna awie, na makɔ ne nkyɛn. Na Laban boaboaa nnipa a wɔwɔ hɔ nyinaa ano, na wɔtoo pon. Na ɛbaa sɛ anwummerɛ no, ɔfaa ne babaa Lea de no brɛɛ no; na ɔkɔɔ ne nkyɛn. Na Laban de n’abaawa Silpa maa ne babaa Lea sɛ afenaa. Na adekyeeɛ no, hwɛ, ɛyɛ Lea, na ɔbisaa Laban sɛ: Ɛdeɛn na woayɛ me yi? ɛnyɛ Rahel nti na me ne wo nsom? enti adɛn nti na woadaadaa me? Na Laban kaa sɛ: Ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔyɛ saa wɔ yɛn kurom sɛ wɔde akumaa bɛdi abakan anim. Ma ne nnawɔtwe no mma mu, na yɛde yei nso bɛma wo ama ɔsom a wo ne me bɛsom mfeɛ nson bio no. Na Yakob yɛɛ saa, na ɔmaa ne nnawɔtwe no wieeɛ, na ɔde ne babaa Rahel nso maa no sɛ ɔyere. Na Laban de n’afenaa Bilha maa ne babaa Rahel sɛ ɔnyɛ n’abaawa. Na ɔkɔɔ Rahel nso nkyɛn, na ɔdɔ Rahel nso sene Lea, na ɔne no som mfeɛ nson bio. Genesis 29:21-30 na ɛwɔ hɔ Na Rahel hunuu sɛ wanwo mma Yakob no, Rahel ani beree ne nuabea; na ɔka kyerɛɛ Yakob sɛ: Ma me mma, anyɛ saa a mɛwu. Na Yakob abufuo hyeɛ tiaa Rahel, na ɔkaa sɛ: Mesi Onyankopɔn a wasi wo awotwaa mu aba no ananmu anaa? Na ɔkaa sɛ: Hwɛ m’abaawa Bilha, kɔ ne nkyɛn; na ɔbɛwo wɔ me nkotodwe so, ama me nso manya mma afiri ne nkyɛn. Na ɔde n’afenaa Bilha maa no sɛ ɔyere, na Yakob kɔɔ ne nkyɛn. Genesis 30:1-4 2

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Bere a Lea hui sɛ wagyae awo no, ɔfaa n’abaawa Silpa, na ɔde Yakob maa no sɛ ɔwaree. Genesis 30:9

Gideon Na Gideon woo ne nipadua mu mma aduosia du, ɛfiri sɛ na ɔwɔ yerenom bebree. Na ne yefam a ɔwɔ Sekem no nso woo ɔbabarima maa no a ɔtoo ne din Abimelek. Atemmufo 8:30-31

Jair Na n’akyi na Yair a ɔyɛ Gileadini sɔree, na ɔbuu Israel atɛn mfeɛ aduonu mmienu. Na ɔwɔ mmammarima aduasa a wɔtete mfurumfunumu aduasa so, na na wɔwɔ nkuro aduasa a wɔfrɛ no Havot-Yair de bɛsi nnɛ, a ɛwɔ Gilead asase so. Atemmufo 10:3-4

Ibzan na ɔkyerɛwee Na n’akyi no, Ibsan a ofi Betlehem buu Israel atɛn. Na ɔwɔ mmabarima aduasa ne mmabea aduasa, na ɔsomaa wɔn kɔɔ amannɔne, na ɔfaa mmabea aduasa firii amannɔne maa ne mmabarima. Na ɔbuu Israel atɛn mfeɛ nson. Atemmufo 12:8-9

Abdon na ɔyɛ Na n’akyi no, Hilel ba Abdon a ɔyɛ Piratonni no buu Israel atɛn. Na ɔwɔ mmammarima aduanan ne ne nua mmammarima aduasa a wɔtenaa mfurumfunu aduɔwɔtwe so, na ɔbuu Israel atɛn mfeɛ nwɔtwe. Atemmufo 12:13-14

Elkana Na ɔbarima bi wɔ Ramathaimsofim a ofi Efraim bepɔ so, na ne din de Elkana, Yeroham ba, Elihu ba, Tohu ba, Suf ba, Efratini. Na ɔwɔ yerenom baanu; baako din de Hana, na baako nso din de Penina, na Penina woo mma, na Hana nni mma. Na ɔbarima yi firi ne kuro mu afe biara kɔsom na ɔbɔ afɔdeɛ ma asafo AWURADE wɔ Silo. Na Eli mma mmienu, Hofni ne Finehas, AWURADE asɔfoɔ no wɔ hɔ. Ɛberɛ a Elkana bɔɔ afɔdeɛ no, ɔmaa ne yere Penina ne ne mmammarima ne ne mmammaa nyinaa kyɛfa. Na Hana deɛ, ɔde kyɛfa a ɛfata maa no; na ɔdɔ Hana, na AWURADE ato ne yafunu mu. Na ne tamfo no nso hyɛɛ no abufuw, sɛ AWURADE ato ne yafunu mu. Na sɛdeɛ ɔyɛɛ afe biara, berɛ a ɔforo kɔ AWURADE fie no, saa ara na ɔhyɛɛ no abufuo; ɛno nti ɔsui, na wannidi. Ɛnna ne kunu Elkana ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Hana, adɛn nti na wosu? na adɛn nti na wonnidi? na adɛn nti na w’akoma awerɛhoɔ? menyɛ papa mma wo nsen mma du? 1 Samuel 1:1-8

Saul Na Saul yere din de Ahinoam, Ahimaas babaa ... 1 Samuel 14:50 Na Saul wɔ mpena bi a ne din de Rispa, Aia babaa... 2 Samuel 3:7

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Dawid Ɛno nti Dawid sɔre kɔe, ɔne ne mmarima no, na wɔkunkum Filistifoɔ no mu mmarima ahanu; na Dawid de wɔn nwoma brɛɛ, na wɔde maa ɔhene sɛ ɔbɛyɛ ɔhene asew. Na Saul de ne babaa Mikal maa no sɛ ɔyere. 1 Samuel 18:27 Na Abigail yɛɛ ntɛm sɔre tenaa afunumu so, na ne mmabaa baanum a wɔdi n’akyi; na ɔdii Dawid abɔfoɔ no akyi bɛyɛɛ ne yere. Dawid nso faa Ahinoam a ofi Yesreel; na wɔn baanu nso yɛ ne yerenom. 1 Samuel 25:42-43 na ɛwɔ hɔ Na Dawid woo mmammarima wɔ Hebron, na n’abakan ne Amnon a ɔfiri Yesreelni Ahinoam mu; Na ne deɛ ɔtɔ so mmienu, Kileab, a ɔyɛ Abigail a ɔyɛ Karmelni Nabal yere; na deɛ ɔtɔ so mmiɛnsa ne Gesurhene Talmai babaa Maaka ba Absalom; Na deɛ ɔtɔ so nnan ne Hagit ba Adoniya; na nea ɔto so anum ne Abital ba Sefatia; Na deɛ ɛtɔ so nsia ne Itream a Dawid yere Egla. Dawid woo yeinom wɔ Hebron. 2 Samuel 3:2-5 Na Dawid hunuu sɛ AWURADE de no asi Israel so hene, na ne man Israel nti ama n’ahennie so. Na Dawid firi Hebron baeɛ no, ɔgyee mpenafoɔ ne ɔyerenom foforɔ firii Yerusalem, na Dawid da so ara woo mmammarima ne mmammaa. 2 Samuel 5:12-13 na ɛwɔ hɔ Na Uria yere tee sɛ ne kunu Uria awu no, ɔdii ne kunu ho awerɛhoɔ. Na awerɛhoɔ no twaam no, Dawid soma kɔfaa no baa ne fie, na ɔbɛyɛɛ ne yere, na ɔwoo ɔbabarima maa no. Nanso adeɛ a Dawid yɛeɛ no ansɔ AWURADE ani. 2 Samuel 11:26-27 na ɛwɔ hɔ Na Natan ka kyerɛɛ Dawid sɛ: Wone onipa no. Sɛ AWURADE Israel Nyankopɔn seɛ nie: Mesraa wo sɛ woyɛ Israel hene, na migyee wo firii Saul nsam; Na mede wo wura fie ne wo wura yerenom hyɛɛ wo kokom, na mede Israel ne Yuda fie maa wo; na sɛ ɛno sua dodo a, anka mɛma wo nneɛma a ɛte saa ne nea ɛte saa bio. Adɛn nti na woabu AWURADE ahyɛdeɛ animtia, sɛ wobɛyɛ n’ani so bɔne? wode nkrante kum Hitini Uria, na wofa ne yere sɛ wo yere, na wode Amonfoɔ nkrantɛ akum no. 2 Samuel 12:7-9 Na ɔhene ne ne fiefoɔ nyinaa dii n’akyi. Na ɔhene gyaa mmaa du a wɔyɛ mpena sɛ wɔnhwɛ fie no so.

2 Samuel 15:16 Na Dawid baa ne fie wɔ Yerusalem; na ɔhene faa ne mpenafoɔ du a ɔgyaa wɔn sɛ wɔnhwɛ fie hɔ no de wɔn kɔtoo afiase, na ɔmaa wɔn aduane, nanso wankɔ wɔn nkyɛn. Enti wɔtoo wɔn mu kosii wɔn wu da, na wɔtenaa ase kunafo mu. 2 Samuel 20:3

Salomo Na Ɔhene Salomo dɔ mmaa ananafoɔ bebree, ne Farao babaa, Moabfoɔ, Ammonfoɔ, Edomfoɔ, Sidonfoɔ ne Hetifoɔ mmaa; Aman a AWURADE ka kyerɛɛ Israelfoɔ no ho sɛ: Monnkɔ wɔn nkyɛn, na wɔremma mo nkyɛn, ɛfiri sɛ wɔbɛdane mo akoma akɔ wɔn anyame akyi: Salomo de ɔdɔ bataa yeinom ho. Na ɔwɔ yerenom ahanson, mmapɔmma ne mpenanom ahasa, na ne yerenom danee ne koma. Na ɛbaa sɛ Salomo nyinyinii no, ne yerenom danee n’akoma dii anyame foforɔ akyi, na n’akoma anwie pɛyɛ wɔ AWURADE ne Nyankopɔn mu, sɛdeɛ na n’agya Dawid akoma teɛ no. Na Salomo dii Sidonfoɔ nyamewa Astoret ne Ammonfoɔ akyiwadeɛ Milcom akyi. Na Salomo yɛɛ bɔne wɔ AWURADE ani so, na wanni AWURADE akyi koraa, sɛdeɛ n’agya Dawid yɛeɛ no. Afei Salomo sii sorɔnsorɔmmea maa Kemos, Moab akyiwadeɛ, bepɔ a ɛda Yerusalem anim ne Molek, Amonfoɔ

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akyiwadeɛ. Na saa ara na ɔyɛ maa ne yerenom ahɔhoɔ a wɔhyew aduhuam na wɔbɔ afɔdeɛ ma wɔn anyame nyinaa. Na AWURADE bo fuwii Salomo, ɛfiri sɛ na n’akoma adane afiri AWURADE Israel Nyankopɔn a ɔyii ne ho adi kyerɛɛ no mprenu no ho. Na ɔhyɛɛ no wɔ asɛm yi ho sɛ ɔnnkɔdi anyame foforɔ akyi, nanso wanni deɛ AWURADE ahyɛ no so. 1 Ahene 11:1-10

Rehoboam Na Rehoboam waree Dawid ba Yerimot babaa Mahalat ne Yese ba Eliab babaa Abihail; Ɛno na ɛwoo mma no; Yeus ne Samaria ne Saham. Na ɔno akyi no, ɔfaa Absalom babaa Maaka; ɛno na ɔwoo no Abia ne Atai ne Sisa ne Selomit. Na Rehoboam dɔ Absalom babaa Maaka sene ne yerenom ne ne mpenanom nyinaa, (ɛfiri sɛ ɔwaree yerenom dunwɔtwe ne mpenanom aduɔwɔtwe, na ɔwoo mmammarima aduonu awotwe ne mmammaa aduosia.) 2 Beresosɛm 11:18-21

Abia na ɔyɛɛ saa Na Abia yɛɛ den, na ɔwaree ɔyerenom dunan, na ɔwoo mmabarima aduonu mmienu ne mmabea dunsia. 2 Beresosɛm 13:21

Ahab Na Siria hene Benhadad boaboaa ne dɔm nyinaa ano, na ahene aduasa mmienu ne apɔnkɔ ne nteaseɛnam ka ne ho, na ɔforo kɔkaa Samaria, na ɔne no ko. Na ɔsomaa abɔfoɔ kɔɔ Israel hene Ahab nkyɛn kɔɔ kuro no mu kɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Sɛ Benhadad seɛ nie: Wo dwetɛ ne wo sika yɛ me dea; wo yerenom ne wo mma, wɔn a wɔn ho yɛ fɛ mpo, yɛ me dea. Na Israel hene buaa sɛ: Me wura, ɔhene, sɛnea woka sɛ: Meyɛ wo dea ne nea mewɔ nyinaa. Na abɔfoɔ no san baeɛ bɛkaa sɛ: Sɛɛ na Benhadad reka sɛ: Ɛwom sɛ masoma wo nkyɛn sɛ: Wode wo dwetɛ ne wo sika ne wo yerenom ne wo mma bɛma me; Nanso mɛsoma me nkoa aba wo nkyɛn ɔkyena bɛyɛ saa berɛ yi, na wɔahwehwɛ wo fie ne wo nkoa afie mu; na ɛbɛyɛ sɛ, biribiara a ɛyɛ w’ani so no, wɔde bɛhyɛ wɔn nsam, na wɔafa. Ɛnna Israel hene frɛɛ asase no so mpanimfoɔ nyinaa kaa sɛ: Marko, mesrɛ wo, na hwɛ sɛdeɛ ɔbarima yi hwehwɛ atirimɔdensɛm, ɛfiri sɛ ɔsomaa me nkyɛn kɔgyee me yerenom ne me mma ne me dwetɛ ne me sika; na manpo no. Na mpanimfoɔ no nyinaa ne ɔman no nyinaa ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ: Ntie no na mpene so. 1 Ahene 20:1-8 Na Ahab woo mmabarima aduɔson wɔ Samaria... 2 Ahene 10:1

Yoas Bere a Yoas fii ase dii ade no, na wadi mfe ason, na odii hene mfe aduanan wɔ Yerusalem. Na ne maame nso din de Sibia a ofi Beer-Seba. Na Yoas yɛɛ AWURADE ani so deɛ ɛtene ɔsɔfoɔ Yehoiada nna nyinaa. Na Yehoiada waree yerenom mmienu maa no; na ɔwoo mmammarima ne mmammaa. 2 Beresosɛm 24:1-3

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