Deuteronomy 21:10

Deuteronomy 21:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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,
• New International Version (NIV)When you go to war against your enemies and the Lord your God delivers them into your hands and you take captives,
• English Standard Version (ESV)"When you go out to war against your enemies, and the Lord your God gives them into your hand and you take them captive,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“When you go out to war against your enemies, and the Lord your God delivers them into your hand, and you take them captive,

Context of Deuteronomy 21:10

8Forgive Your people Israel whom You have redeemed, O Lord, and do not place the guilt of innocent blood in the midst of Your people Israel.’ And the bloodguiltiness shall be forgiven them. 9So you shall remove the guilt of innocent blood from your midst, when you do what is right in the eyes of the Lord. “When you go out to battle against your enemies, and the Lord your God delivers them into your hands and you take them away captive, 11and see among the captives a beautiful woman, and have a desire for her and would take her as a wife for yourself, 12then you shall bring her home to your house, and she shall shave her head and trim her nails.

Deuteronomy 21:10 word by word

כִּֽי־תֵצֵ֥א לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה עַל־אֹיְבֶ֑יךָ וּנְתָנ֞וֹ יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ בְּיָדֶ֖ךָ וְשָׁבִ֥יתָ שִׁבְיֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• Whenכִּיkîy · forH3588
• you goיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• out to battleמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• againstעַל‛al · uponH5921
• your enemiesאָיַב'âyab · be hostileH340
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• your Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• deliversנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• them into your handsיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• and you takeשָׁבָהshâbâh · to take captiveH7617
• them away captiveשְׁבִיshebîy · captivityH7628

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 21:10

• Deuteronomy 20:10“When you approach a city to fight against it, you shall offer it terms of peace.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 21:10

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10The regulations which now follow in the rest of this and throughout the next chapter bring out the sanctity of various personal rights and relations fundamental to human life and society. Deuteronomy 21:10-14. The war supposed here is one against the neighboring nations after Israel had utterly destroyed the Canaanites (compare Deuteronomy 7:3), and taken possession of their land.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-14Verses 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.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-2310-14. 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 subject. He enacted that, in the event that her master was captivated by her beauty and…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 21:10

• Captive
• Concubinage
• Divorce
• Marriage
• Servant

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Concubine
• Controversy
• Crucifixion
• Divers
• Rebellious
• Wrought
• Atonement, Day of
• Criticism

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings