Deuteronomy 21:11

Deuteronomy 21:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife;
• English Standard Version (ESV)and you see among the captives a beautiful woman, and you desire to take her to be your wife,
• New King James Version (NKJV)and you see among the captives a beautiful woman, and desire her and would take her for your wife,
• New Living Translation (NLT)And suppose you see among the captives a beautiful woman, and you are attracted to her and want to marry her.

Context of Deuteronomy 21:11

9and you will have purged from yourselves the guilt of shedding innocent blood, since you have done what is right in the eyes of the Lord. 10When you go to war against your enemies and the Lord your God delivers them into your hands and you take captives, if you notice among the captives a beautiful woman and are attracted to her, you may take her as your wife. 12Bring her into your home and have her shave her head, trim her nails 13and put aside the clothes she was wearing when captured. After she has lived in your house and mourned her father and mother for a full month, then you may go to her and be her husband and she shall be your wife.

Deuteronomy 21:11 word by word

וְרָאִיתָ֙ בַּשִּׁבְיָ֔ה אֵ֖שֶׁת יְפַת־תֹּ֑אַר וְחָשַׁקְתָּ֣ בָ֔הּ וְלָקַחְתָּ֥ לְךָ֖ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And seestרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• among the captivesשִׁבְיָהshibyâh · captiveH7633
• a beautifulיָפֶהyâpheh · beautifulH3303
• a beautifulתֹּ֫אַרtô'ar · appearanceH8389
• womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• and hast a desireחָשַׁקchâshaq · to desireH2836
• unto her, that thou wouldest have herלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• to thy wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 21:11

• Genesis 6:2the sons of God saw that the daughters of humans were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose.
• Genesis 12:14When Abram came to Egypt, the Egyptians saw that Sarai was a very beautiful woman.
• Genesis 29:18Jacob was in love with Rachel and said, “I’ll work for you seven years in return for your younger daughter Rachel.”
• Genesis 34:3His heart was drawn to Dinah daughter of Jacob; he loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her.
• Judges 14:2When he returned, he said to his father and mother, “I have seen a Philistine woman in Timnah; now get her for me as my wife.”
• Proverbs 6:25Do not lust in your heart after her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.
• Proverbs 31:10A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.
• Numbers 31:18but save for yourselves every girl who has never slept with a man.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 21:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11And seest - a beautiful woman - No forcible possession was allowed even in this case, when the woman was taken in war, and was, by the general consent of ancient nations, adjudged as a part of the spoils. The person to whose lot or share such a woman as is here described fell, might, if he chose, have her for a wife on certain conditions; but he was not permitted to use her under any inferior character.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

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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