Deuteronomy 21:11
And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife;
Deuteronomy 21:11 in other translations
| BSB | if you see a beautiful woman among them, and you desire her and want to take her as your wife, |
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| WEB | and see among the captives a beautiful woman, and you are attracted to her, and desire to take her as your wife, |
| ASV | and seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and thou hast a desire unto her, and wouldest take her to thee to wife; |
| YLT | and hast seen in the captivity a woman of fair form, and hast delighted in her, and hast taken to thee for a wife, |
| DARBY | and thou seest among the captives a woman of beautiful form, and hast a desire unto her, and takest her as thy wife; |
| BBE | If among the prisoners you see a beautiful woman and it is your desire to make her your wife; |
| Webster | And thou seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire to her, that thou wouldest have her for thy wife: |
What does Deuteronomy 21:11 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 21:10-14
De 21:10-23. The Treatment of a Captive Taken to Wife. 10-14. When thou goest to war ... and seest among the captives a beautiful woman ... that thou wouldest have her to thy wife--According to the war customs of all ancient nations, a female captive became the slave of the victor, who had the sole and unchallengeable control of right to her person. Moses improved this existing usage by special regulations on the…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 21:10-14
By this law a soldier was allowed to marry his captive, if he pleased. This might take place upon some occasions; but the law does not show any approval of it. It also intimates how binding the laws of justice and honour are in marriage; which is a sacred engagement.
Deuteronomy 21:11 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Deuteronomy 21:11
- Genesis 29:18-20
And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter. And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me. And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.
- Proverbs 6:25
Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
- Proverbs 31:30
Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.
- Genesis 12:14-15
And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair. The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.
- Genesis 6:2
That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
- Genesis 34:8
And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.
- Proverbs 31:10
Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
- Judges 14:2-3
And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me to wife. Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well.
- Genesis 34:3
And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.
- Numbers 31:18
But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
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Context
- Deuteronomy 21:10
When thou goest forth to war against thine enemies, and the Lord thy God hath delivered them into thine hands, and thou hast taken them captive,
- Deuteronomy 21:11
And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife;
- Deuteronomy 21:12
Then thou shalt bring her home to thine house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails;
Deuteronomy 21:11 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y vieres entre los cautivos alguna mujer hermosa, y la codiciares, y la tomares para ti por mujer, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | si tu vois parmi les captifs une femme belle de figure, et que tu t’attaches à elle, et que tu la prennes pour femme, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und du siehst unter den Gefangenen ein Weib, schön von Gestalt, und hast Lust zu ihr und nimmst sie dir zum Weibe, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et videris in numero captivorum mulierem pulchram, et adamaveris eam, voluerisque habere uxorem, |