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Deuteronomy 21:9-11
Lexham English Bible
Deuteronomy 21:9-11
Lexham English Bible
9 And so you shall purge the innocent blood from your midst, because you must do the right thing in the eyes of Yahweh.
10 “When you go out for battle against your enemies, and Yahweh your God gives them into your hand, and you lead the captives[a] away, 11 and you see among the captives[b] a woman beautiful in appearance, and you become attached to her and you want to take her as a wife,
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- Deuteronomy 21:10 Hebrew “his captive” but singular pronoun refers to the many captives taken with plural sense
- Deuteronomy 21:11 Hebrew “captive”
Deuteronomy 21:9-11
New International Version
Deuteronomy 21:9-11
New International Version
9 and you will have purged(A) from yourselves the guilt of shedding innocent blood, since you have done what is right in the eyes of the Lord.
Marrying a Captive Woman
10 When you go to war against your enemies and the Lord your God delivers them into your hands(B) and you take captives,(C) 11 if you notice among the captives a beautiful(D) woman and are attracted to her,(E) you may take her as your wife.
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