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Deuteronomy 21:10
10“Suppose you go out to war against your enemies and the Lord your God hands them over to you, and you take some of them as captives.
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
8O Lord, forgive your people Israel whom you have redeemed. Do not charge your people with the guilt of murdering an innocent person.’ Then they will be absolved of the guilt of this person’s blood. 9By following these instructions, you will do what is right in the Lord’s sight and will cleanse the guilt of murder from your community. “Suppose you go out to war against your enemies and the Lord your God hands them over to you, and you take some of them as captives. 11And suppose you see among the captives a beautiful woman, and you are attracted to her and want to marry her. 12If this happens, you may take her to your home, where she must shave her head, cut her nails,
Read all of Deuteronomy 21Deuteronomy 21:10 word by word
כִּֽי־תֵצֵ֥א לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה עַל־אֹיְבֶ֑יךָ וּנְתָנ֞וֹ יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ בְּיָדֶ֖ךָ וְשָׁבִ֥יתָ שִׁבְיֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- When thou goest forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- to warמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
- against thine enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
- and the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- hath deliveredנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- them into thine handsיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
- and thou hast takenשָׁבָהshâbâh · to take captiveH7617
- them captiveשְׁבִיshebîy · captivityH7628
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 21:10
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
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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
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