If I read the words of the Bible and translate them accurately, then that equals word games? I think not.
I have done my homework, evangmlw, you can see it all you wish at www.biblicalpolygyny.com, though I am sure perusing the site is not high on your list. I can back up everything I say with scripture, and I have no second-guesses about the validity of my statements.
Your statements already have shown me that you haven’t spent the time researching it, therefore, I don’t feel there is anything left to discuss. If you are willing to argue something without having researched it adequately, we are both wasting our time.
Perhaps one day you’ll come to realize that God knew and understood how ignorant and dense men would be in their fallen state. God just doesn’t make it that complicated! I would only ask one question of you, have you been “born-again?” When you are born-again, the elements of truth and morality will be written on your heart; you won’t need a word study to devise the difference between sin and holiness.