'Virgins' in the Bible
if her father utterly refuse to give her to him, money he doth weigh out according to the dowry of virgins.
And they find out of the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead four hundred young women, virgins, who have not known man by the lying of a male, and they bring them in unto the camp at Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.
-- and upon her is a long coat, for such upper robes do daughters of the king who are virgins put on, -- and his servant taketh her out without, and hath bolted the door after her.
and Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jeheil, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries besides virgins,
and servants of the king, his ministers, say, 'Let them seek for the king young women, virgins, of good appearance,
and the king loveth Esther above all the women, and she receiveth grace and kindness before him above all the virgins, and he setteth a royal crown on her head, and causeth her to reign instead of Vashti,
And in the virgins being gathered a second time, then Mordecai is sitting in the gate of the king;
In divers colours she is brought to the king, Virgins -- after her -- her companions, Are brought to thee.
To the Overseer. -- By sons of Korah. 'For the Virgins.' -- A song. God is to us a refuge and strength, A help in adversities found most surely.
Singers have been before, Behind are players on instruments, In the midst virgins playing with timbrels.
His young men hath fire consumed, And His virgins have not been praised.
For fragrance are thy perfumes good. Perfume emptied out -- thy name, Therefore have virgins loved thee!
Sixty are queens, and eighty concubines, And virgins without number.
Be ashamed, O Zidon; for the sea spake, The strength of the sea, saying: 'I have not been pained, nor have I brought forth, Nor have I nourished young men, nor brought up virgins.'
The ways of Zion are mourning, Without any coming at the appointed time, All her gates are desolate, her priests sigh, Her virgins are afflicted -- and she hath bitterness.
Righteous is Jehovah, For His mouth I have provoked. Hear, I pray you, all ye peoples, and see my pain, My virgins and my young men have gone into captivity.
Sit on the earth -- keep silent do the elders of the daughter of Zion, They have caused dust to go up on their head, They have girded on sackcloth, Put down to the earth their head have the virgins of Jerusalem.
Lain on the earth in out-places have young and old, My virgins and my young men have fallen by the sword, Thou hast slain in a day of Thine anger, Thou hast slaughtered -- Thou hast not pitied.
And a widow and divorced woman they do not take to them for wives: but -- virgins of the seed of the house of Israel, and the widow who is widow of a priest, do they take.
In that day faint do the fair virgins, And the young men, with thirst.
For what His goodness! and what His beauty! Corn the young men, And new wine the virgins -- make fruitful!
'Then shall the reign of the heavens be likened to ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom;
'Then rose all those virgins, and trimmed their lamps,
and afterwards come also do the rest of the virgins, saying, Sir, sir, open to us;
And concerning the virgins, a command of the Lord I have not; and I give judgment as having obtained kindness from the Lord to be faithful: