Deuteronomy 21:11

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9 So ^ayou shall put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you when you do what is right in the sight of the Lord.

Female Captives

10 “When you go out to war against your enemies, and the Lord your God delivers them into your hand, and you take them captive,

11 and you see among the captives a beautiful woman, and desire her and would take her for your ^awife,

12 then you shall bring her home to your house, and she shall ^ashave her head and trim her nails.

13 She shall put off the clothes of her captivity, remain in your house, and ^amourn her father and her mother a full month; after that you may go in to her and be her husband, and she shall be your wife.

14 And it shall be, if you have no delight in her, then you shall set her free, but you certainly shall not sell her for money; you shall not treat her brutally, because you have ^ahumbled her.

Firstborn Inheritance Rights

15 “If a man has two wives, one loved ^aand the other unloved, and they have borne him children, both the loved and the unloved, and if the firstborn son is of her who is unloved,

16 then it shall be, ^aon the day he bequeaths his possessions to his sons, that he must not bestow firstborn status on the son of the loved wife in preference to the son of the unloved, the true firstborn.

Verse Comparison: Deuteronomy 21:11

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

Amplified® Bible
And you see among the captives a beautiful woman and desire her, that you may have her as your wife,

Contemporary English Version
One of these prisoners may be a beautiful woman, and you may want to marry her. But first you must bring her into your home, and have her shave her head, cut her nails, get rid of her foreign clothes, and start wearing Israelite clothes. She will mourn a month for her father and mother, then you can marry her.

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

Good News Bible
you may see among them a beautiful woman that you like and want to marry.

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;

New American Standard Bible
and see among the captives a beautiful woman, and have a desire for her and would take her as a wife for yourself,

New International Version
if you notice among the captives a beautiful woman and are attracted to her, you may take her as your wife.

New King James Version
and you see among the captives a beautiful woman, and desire her and would take her for your wife,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
and see among the captives a beautiful woman, and have a desire for her and would take her as a wife for yourself,

Revised Standard Version
and see among the captives a beautiful woman, and you have desire for her and would take her for yourself as wife,

Young's Literal Translation
and hast seen in the captivity a woman of fair form, and hast delighted in her, and hast taken to thee for a wife,

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