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Why did she explicitly ask "to bind you to afflict you"? This revealed her intent! And why did he eventually tell her?
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Abarvenel: It is the way of lovers to tell their secrets to each other, to show great love. 1
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She repeatedly tied him like he said, and Pelishtim came upon him. Why did he reveal the truth at the end? Perhaps he still believed that she was merely testing his love, and she would sense when he told her the truth (indeed, she did - verse 18), and she would not need to test the truth of his words. This is difficult. (PF)
