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Deuteronomy 21:11

What does Deuteronomy 21:11 mean?

A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 21:11 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

and seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and thou hast a desire unto her, and wouldest take her to thee to wife;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

and seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and thou hast a desire unto her, and wouldest take her to thee to wife;

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

If among the prisoners you see a beautiful woman and it is your desire to make her your wife;

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and hast seen in the captivity a woman of fair form, and hast delighted in her, and hast taken to thee for a wife,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And seest in the number of the captives a beautiful woman, and lovest her, and wilt have her to wife,

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

and thou seest among the captives a woman of beautiful form, and hast a desire unto her, and takest her as thy wife;

Context

v.10When thou goest forth to battle against thine enemies, and Jehovah thy God delivereth them into thy hands, and thou carriest them away captive,

v.11This passage

v.12then thou shalt bring her home to thy house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails;

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Judges 14:2

    And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me to wife.

  • Proverbs 31:10

    A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies.

  • Proverbs 6:25

    Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; Neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

  • Genesis 34:8

    And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you, give her unto him to wife.

  • Genesis 6:2

    that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all that they chose.

  • Numbers 31:18

    But all the women-children, that have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.

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