'Acquire' in the Bible

so that I may make you solemnly promise by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth: You must not acquire a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living.

My master made me swear an oath. He said, 'You must not acquire a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living,

So Jacob worked for seven years to acquire Rachel. But they seemed like only a few days to him because his love for her was so great.

Shechem said to his father Hamor, "Acquire this young girl as my wife."

You may live among us, and the land will be open to you. Live in it, travel freely in it, and acquire property in it."

So I am legally informing you: Acquire it before those sitting here and before the leaders of my people! If you want to exercise your right to redeem it, then do so. But if not, then tell me so I will know. For you possess the first option to redeem it; I am next in line after you." He replied, "I will redeem it."

Then Boaz said, "When you acquire the field from Naomi, you must also acquire Ruth the Moabite, the wife of our deceased relative, in order to preserve his family name by raising up a descendant who will inherit his property."

So the guardian said to Boaz, "You may acquire it," and he removed his sandal.

Some time later Absalom managed to acquire a chariot and horses, as well as fifty men to serve as his royal guard.

Now Adonijah, son of David and Haggith, was promoting himself, boasting, "I will be king!" He managed to acquire chariots and horsemen, as well as fifty men to serve as his royal guard.

To obey the Lord is the fundamental principle for wise living; all who carry out his precepts acquire good moral insight. He will receive praise forever.

(Let the wise also hear and gain instruction, and let the discerning acquire guidance!)

Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding; do not forget and do not turn aside from the words I speak.

Wisdom is supreme -- so acquire wisdom, and whatever you acquire, acquire understanding!

How much better it is to acquire wisdom than gold; to acquire understanding is more desirable than silver.

Acquire truth and do not sell it -- wisdom, and discipline, and understanding.

What does a man acquire from all his labor and from the anxiety that accompanies his toil on earth?

Those who stray morally will gain understanding; those who complain will acquire insight.

Jacob fled to the country of Aram, then Israel worked to acquire a wife; he tended sheep to pay for her.

But Peter said to him, "May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could acquire God's gift with money!