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Deuteronomy 21:10

8 Accept this atonement, O LORD, for Your people Israel whom You have redeemed, and do not hold the shedding of innocent blood against them.” And the bloodshed will be atoned for.

9 So you shall purge from among you the guilt of shedding innocent blood, since you have done what is right in the eyes of the LORD.

When you go to war against your enemies and the LORD your God delivers them into your hand and you take them captive,

11 if you see a beautiful woman among them, and you desire her and want to take her as your wife,

12 then you shall bring her into your house. She must shave her head, trim her nails,

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
When you go to war against your enemies and the LORD your God delivers them into your hand and you take them captive,
KJV
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,
WEB
When you go out to battle against your enemies, and the LORD your God delivers them into your hands and you carry them away captive,
ASV
When thou goest forth to battle against thine enemies, and Jehovah thy God delivereth them into thy hands, and thou carriest them away captive,
DARBY
When thou goest forth to war against thine enemies, and Jehovah thy God delivereth them into thy hands, and thou hast taken captives of them,
BLB
When you go out to war against your enemies, and YHWH your God delivers them into your hand, and you have taken captive its captivity,
ÅB
Når du drar ut i krig mot dine fiender, og Herren din Gud gir dem i din hånd, og du tar fanger blant dem,
OTB
Når du går til kamp mot dine fiender og Herren din Gud gir dem i dine hender og du tar fanger,
B1930
Når du drar ut i krig mot dine fiender, og Herren din Gud gir dem i din hånd, og du tar fanger blandt dem,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 20:10–16

    When you approach a city to fight against it, you are to make an offer of peace.

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  • Joshua 21:44

    And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.

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