Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 21:10-13

10When thou goest forthתֵצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318to warלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421against thine enemiesאֹיְבֶ֑יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341,And Yhwhיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath deliveredוּנְתָנ֞וֹu.ne.ta.NoH5414them into thine handsבְּיָדֶ֖ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,and thou hast takenוְשָׁבִ֥יתָve.sha.Vi.taH7617them captiveשִׁבְיֽוֹ׃shiv.YoH7628,

11And seestוְרָאִיתָ֙ve.ra.'i.TaH7200among the captivesבַּשִּׁבְיָ֔הba.shiv.YahH7633a beautifulיְפַת־ תֹּ֑אַרye.fat- To.'arH3303 H8389womanאֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shetH802,and hast a desireוְחָשַׁקְתָּ֣ve.cha.shak.TaH2836unto her, that thou wouldest have herוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947to thy wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802;

12Then thou shalt bringוַהֲבֵאתָ֖הּva.ha.ve.TahH935her homeתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432to thine houseבֵּיתֶ֑ךָbei.Te.khaH1004;and she shall shaveוְגִלְּחָה֙ve.gi.le.ChahH1548her headרֹאשָׁ֔הּro.ShahH7218,and pareוְעָשְׂתָ֖הve.'a.se.TahH6213her nailsצִפָּרְנֶֽיהָ׃tzi.pa.re.Nei.haH6856;

13And she shall putוְהֵסִ֩ירָה֩ve.he.Si.rahH5493the raimentשִׂמְלַ֨תsim.LatH8071of her captivityשִׁבְיָ֜הּshiv.YahH7628from off her, and shall remainוְיָֽשְׁבָה֙ve.ya.she.VahH3427in thine houseבְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004,and bewailוּבָֽכְתָ֛הu.va.khe.TahH1058her fatherאָבִ֥יהָ'a.Vi.haH1and her motherאִמָּ֖הּ'i.MahH517a fullיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117monthיֶ֣רַחYe.rachH3391:and afterוְאַ֨חַרve.'A.charH310that thou shalt goתָּב֤וֹאta.Vo'H935in unto her, and be her husbandH1166,and she shall be thy wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

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