Deuteronomy 21:11

and thou seest in the noumbre of prisounneris a fair womman, and thou louest hir, and wole haue hir to wijf,

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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 thou goist out to batel ayens thin enemyes, that thi Lord God bitakith hem in thin hond, and thou ledist prisoneris,

12thou schalt brynge hir in to thin hows; `which womman schal schaue the heer, and schal kitte the nailes aboute, and sche schal putte awei the clooth,

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Cross References

Genesis 12:14And so whanne Abram hadde entrid in to Egipt, Egipcians sien the womman that sche was ful fair; and the prynces telden to Farao, and preiseden hir anentis him;

Genesis 34:3And his soule was boundun faste with hir, and he pleside hir sory with flateringis.

Numbers 31:18forsothe reserue ye to you damesels, and alle wymmen virgyns,

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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