Deuteronomy 21:11

you see among the number of the captives a beautiful woman, and you love her, and you are willing to have her as a wife:

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In The King James Version

And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife;

In Context

10If you have gone out to fight against your enemies, and the Lord your God has delivered them into your hand, and if, as you are leading away the captives,

12then you shall lead her into your house. And she shall shave off her hair, and cut her nails short,

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Cross References

Genesis 12:14And so, when Abram had arrived in Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was exceedingly beautiful.

Genesis 34:3And his soul was closely bound to her, and, since she was sorrowful, he soothed her with flattery.

Numbers 31:18But the young girls, and all female virgins, reserve for yourselves.

Proverbs 6:25Let not your heart desire her beauty; do not be captivated by her winks.

Proverbs 31:30Charm is false, and beauty is vain. The woman who fears the Lord, the same shall be praised.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 21:11-15

The Case of Captive Women. ( b. c. 1451.) 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, 11 And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife; 12 Then thou shalt bring her home to thine house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails; 13 And she shall put the raiment of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in thine house, and bewail… Read the whole commentary →

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