Deuteronomy 21:10

When you go forth to war against yours enemies, and the LORD your God has delivered them into yours hands, and you have taken them captive,

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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,

In Context

9So shall you put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when you shall do that which is right in the sight of the LORD.

11And see among the captives a beautiful woman, and have a desire unto her, that you would have her to your wife;

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Cross References

Joshua 21:44And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he swore unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 21:2-10

Undetected Murder. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 If one be found slain in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath slain him: 2 Then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain: 3 And it shall be, that the city which is next unto the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take a heifer, which hath not been wrought with, and which hath not drawn in the yoke; 4 And the elders of… Read the whole commentary →

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