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Complete Jewish Bible
Deuteronomy 21:11
and you see among the prisoners a woman who looks good to you, and you feel attracted to her and want her as your wife;
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Christian Standard Bible®
if you see a beautiful woman among the captives, desire her, and want to take her as your wife,
if you see a beautiful woman among the captives, desire her, and want to take her as your wife,
Hebrew Names Version
and see among the captives a beautiful woman, and you have a desire to her, and would take her to you as wife;
and see among the captives a beautiful woman, and you have a desire to her, and would take her to you as wife;
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;
And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife;
Lexham English Bible
and you see among the captives a woman beautiful in appearance, and you become attached to her and you want to take her as a wife,
and you see among the captives a woman beautiful in appearance, and you become attached to her and you want to take her as a wife,
English Standard Version
and you see among the captives a beautiful woman, and you desire to take her to be your wife,
and you see among the captives a beautiful woman, and you desire to take her to be your wife,
New Century Version
If you see a beautiful woman among the captives and are attracted to her, you may take her as your wife.
If you see a beautiful woman among the captives and are attracted to her, you may take her as your wife.
New English Translation
if you should see among them an attractive woman whom you wish to take as a wife,
if you should see among them an attractive woman whom you wish to take as a wife,
Amplified Bible
and you see a beautiful woman among the captives, and desire her and would take her as your wife,
and you see a beautiful woman among the captives, and desire her and would take her as your wife,
New American Standard Bible
and you see among the captives a beautiful woman, and are strongly attracted to her and would take her as a wife for yourself,
and you see among the captives a beautiful woman, and are strongly attracted to her and would take her as a wife for yourself,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And shalt see among the captiues a beautifull woman, and hast a desire vnto her, & wouldest take her to thy wife,
And shalt see among the captiues a beautifull woman, and hast a desire vnto her, & wouldest take her to thy wife,
Legacy Standard Bible
and see among the captives a beautiful woman and set your affection on her and would take her as a wife for yourself,
and see among the captives a beautiful woman and set your affection on her and would take her as a wife for yourself,
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.
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 Translation
and thou seest among the captives a woman of beautiful form, and hast a desire unto her, and takest her as thy wife;
and thou seest among the captives a woman of beautiful form, and hast a desire unto her, and takest her as thy wife;
Easy-to-Read Version
You might see a beautiful woman among the captives who you want to be your wife.
You might see a beautiful woman among the captives who you want to be your wife.
George Lamsa Translation
And see among the captives a beautiful woman, and you desire her, and would have her for yourself as a wife;
And see among the captives a beautiful woman, and you desire her, and would have her for yourself as a wife;
Good News Translation
you may see among them a beautiful woman that you like and want to marry.
you may see among them a beautiful woman that you like and want to marry.
Literal Translation
and you have seen in the captivity a woman of beautiful form, and you desire her, even to take her to you for a wife,
and you have seen in the captivity a woman of beautiful form, and you desire her, even to take her to you for a wife,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and seist amoge the captyues a bewtyfull woman, & hast a desyre vnto her to take her to thy wife,
and seist amoge the captyues a bewtyfull woman, & hast a desyre vnto her to take her to thy wife,
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;
and seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and thou hast a desire unto her, and wouldest take her to thee to wife;
Bible in Basic English
If among the prisoners you see a beautiful woman and it is your desire to make her your wife;
If among the prisoners you see a beautiful woman and it is your desire to make her your wife;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And seest among the captiues a beautifull woman, and hast a desire vnto her, that thou wouldest haue her to thy wyfe:
And seest among the captiues a beautifull woman, and hast a desire vnto her, that thou wouldest haue her to thy wyfe:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and seest among the captives a woman of goodly form, and thou hast a desire unto her, and wouldest take her to thee to wife;
and seest among the captives a woman of goodly form, and thou hast a desire unto her, and wouldest take her to thee to wife;
King James Version (1611)
And seest among the captiues a beautifull woman, and hast a desire vnto her, that thou wouldest haue her to thy wife:
And seest among the captiues a beautifull woman, and hast a desire vnto her, that thou wouldest haue her to thy wife:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and shouldest see among the spoil a woman beautiful in countenance, and shouldest desire her, and take her to thyself for a wife,
and shouldest see among the spoil a woman beautiful in countenance, and shouldest desire her, and take her to thyself for a wife,
English Revised Version
and seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and thou hast a desire unto her, and wouldest take her to thee to wife;
and seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and thou hast a desire unto her, and wouldest take her to thee to wife;
Berean Standard Bible
if you see a beautiful woman among them, and you desire her and want to take her as your wife,
if you see a beautiful woman among them, and you desire her and want to take her as your wife,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and thou seest in the noumbre of prisounneris a fair womman, and thou louest hir, and wole haue hir to wijf,
and thou seest in the noumbre of prisounneris a fair womman, and thou louest hir, and wole haue hir to wijf,
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,
and hast seen in the captivity a woman of fair form, and hast delighted in her, and hast taken to thee for a wife,
Update Bible Version
and see among the captives a beautiful woman, and you have a desire to her, and would take her to you as wife;
and see among the captives a beautiful woman, and you have a desire to her, and would take her to you as wife;
Webster's Bible Translation
And [thou] seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire to her, that thou wouldest have her for thy wife:
And [thou] seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire to her, that thou wouldest have her for thy wife:
World English Bible
and see among the captives a beautiful woman, and you have a desire to her, and would take her to you as wife;
and see among the captives a beautiful woman, and you have a desire to her, and would take her to you as wife;
New King James Version
and you see among the captives a beautiful woman, and desire her and would take her for your wife,
and you see among the captives a beautiful woman, and desire her and would take her for your wife,
New Living Translation
And suppose you see among the captives a beautiful woman, and you are attracted to her and want to marry her.
And suppose you see among the captives a beautiful woman, and you are attracted to her and want to marry her.
New Life Bible
and you see a beautiful woman and have a desire for her as a wife,
and you see a beautiful woman and have a desire for her as a wife,
New Revised Standard
suppose you see among the captives a beautiful woman whom you desire and want to marry,
suppose you see among the captives a beautiful woman whom you desire and want to marry,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and shalt see among the captives a woman of beautiful figure, - and shalt have a desire unto her, and wouldest take her to thee to wife,
and shalt see among the captives a woman of beautiful figure, - and shalt have a desire unto her, and wouldest take her to thee to wife,
Douay-Rheims Bible
And seest in the number of the captives a beautiful woman, and lovest her, and wilt have her to wife,
And seest in the number of the captives a beautiful woman, and lovest her, and wilt have her to wife,
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,
and see among the captives a beautiful woman, and you have desire for her and would take her for yourself as wife,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and see among the captives a beautiful woman, and have a desire for her and would take her as a wife for yourself,
and see among the captives a beautiful woman, and have a desire for her and would take her as a wife for yourself,
Contextual Overview
10 Thus you will banish the shedding of innocent blood from among you, by doing what Adonai sees as right. Haftarah Shof'tim: Yesha‘yahu (Isaiah) 51:12–52:12 [Messianic adaptation: conclude the reading at 53:12] B'rit Hadashah suggested readings for Parashah Shof'tim: Mattityahu (Matthew) 5:38–42; 18:15–20; Acts 3:13–26; 7:35–53; 1 Corinthians 5:9–13; 1 Timothy 5:17–22; Messianic Jews (Hebrews) 10:28–31 "When you go out to war against your enemies, and Adonai your God hands them over to you, and you take prisoners, 11 and you see among the prisoners a woman who looks good to you, and you feel attracted to her and want her as your wife; 12 you are to bring her home to your house, where she will shave her head, cut her fingernails 13 and remove her prison clothing. She will stay there in your house, mourning her father and mother for a full month; after which you may go in to have sexual relations with her and be her husband, and she will be your wife. 14 In the event that you lose interest in her, you are to let her go wherever she wishes; but you may not sell her for money or treat her like a slave, because you humiliated her.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
desire: Genesis 6:2, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 29:18-20, Genesis 34:3, Genesis 34:8, Judges 14:2, Judges 14:3, Proverbs 6:25, Proverbs 31:10, Proverbs 31:30
that: Numbers 31:18
Reciprocal: Exodus 21:8 - who hath Isaiah 2:6 - and they Daniel 11:37 - the desire
Cross-References
Genesis 17:18
Avraham said to God, "If only Yishma‘el could live in your presence!"
Avraham said to God, "If only Yishma‘el could live in your presence!"
Genesis 21:1
Adonai remembered Sarah as he had said, and Adonai did for Sarah what he had promised.
Adonai remembered Sarah as he had said, and Adonai did for Sarah what he had promised.
Genesis 21:2
Sarah conceived and bore Avraham a son in his old age, at the very time God had said to him.
Sarah conceived and bore Avraham a son in his old age, at the very time God had said to him.
2 Samuel 18:33
David took a census of the people who were with him and appointed over them commanders of thousands and of hundreds. Then David dispatched the people, a third of them under the command of Yo'av, a third under Avishai the son of Tz'ruyah, Yo'av's brother, and a third under Ittai the Gitti; and the king said to the people, "I will also go out with you, myself." But the people replied, "Don't go out; because if we flee, they won't care about us. Even if half of us die, they won't care about us. But you are worth ten thousand of us; so it is better now that you stay in the city and be ready if we need help." The king answered them, "I will do whatever you think best." So the king stood at the side of the gate, while all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands. The king gave orders to Yo'av, Avishai and Ittai, "For my sake, deal gently with young Avshalom." All the people were listening when the king gave all the commanders this order concerning Avshalom. So the people went out into the field against Isra'el; the battle took place in the forest of Efrayim. The people of Isra'el were defeated there by David's servants; there was a terrible slaughter that day of 20,000 men. For the battle there was spread all over the countryside; the forest devoured more people that day than did the sword. Avshalom happened to meet some of David's servants. Avshalom was riding his mule, and as the mule walked under the thick branches of a big terebinth tree, his head got caught in the terebinth, so that he was left hanging between earth and sky, as the mule went on from under him. Someone saw it and told Yo'av, "I saw Avshalom hanging in a terebinth." Yo'av asked the man who told him, "Here now, you saw it; so why didn't you strike him to the ground then and there? I would have had to give you ten pieces of silver and a belt besides." The man replied to Yo'av, "Even if I were to get a thousand pieces of silver, I still wouldn't raise my hand against the son of the king! After all, while we were listening, the king ordered you, Avishai and Ittai, ‘Be careful that no one touches young Avshalom.' Or, if I had pretended that I didn't know, the king would have known otherwise anyway; and you wouldn't have interceded for me either." Yo'av said, "I can't waste time arguing with you!" He took three darts in his hand and rammed them through Avshalom's heart while he was still alive, hanging from the terebinth. Then Yo'av's ten young armor-bearers surrounded Avshalom, struck him and killed him. Yo'av sounded the shofar, and the people returned from pursuing Isra'el, because Yo'av held back the troops. They took Avshalom and threw him into a big pit in the forest and piled a big heap of stones over him. All Isra'el fled, each one to his tent. In his own lifetime Avshalom had taken and raised for himself the pillar which stands in the King's Valley; because he said, "I don't have a son to preserve the memory of my name." So he named the pillar after himself, and it's called Avshalom's Monument to this day. Then Achima‘atz the son of Tzadok said, "Let me run now and bring news to the king that Adonai has judged in his favor by releasing him from his enemies." Yo'av said to him, "You are not to be the one to bring the news today; you can convey news another day; but today you will not bring news, because the king's son is dead." Then Yo'av said to the Ethiopian, "Go, tell the king what you saw." The Ethiopian bowed to Yo'av, then ran off. But Achima‘atz the son of Tzadok said again to Yo'av, "Come what may, please let me also run after the Ethiopian." Yo'av answered, "Why do you want to run, my son? You won't receive any reward for bringing the news." "I don't care — whatever happens, I want to run." So he said to him, "Run." Then Achima‘atz ran by the road through the desert flats and outran the Ethiopian. David was sitting between the two gates. A watchman went up to the roof of the gate and out onto the wall, raised his eyes, looked, and saw there a man running by himself. The watchman cried out and told the king. The king said, "If he's alone, he has good news to tell." As he ran along and came close, the watchman saw another man running and called to the gatekeeper, "There's another man running by himself." The king said, "He too must have good news." The watchman said, "The first one runs like Achima‘atz the son of Tzadok." The king said, "He's a good man, he comes with good news." Achima‘atz called to the king, "Shalom," prostrated himself before the king with his face to the ground and said, "Blessed be Adonai your God, who has handed over the men who rebelled against my lord the king." The king asked, "Is everything all right with young Avshalom?" Achima‘atz answered, "When Yo'av sent the king's servant and me your servant, I saw a big commotion; but I didn't know what it was." The king said, "Go, and stand over there." So he went and stood there. Then up came the Ethiopian, and the Ethiopian said, "There's good news for my lord the king, for Adonai has judged in your favor and rid you of all those who rebelled against you." The king asked the Ethiopian, "Is everything all right with young Avshalom?" The Ethiopian answered, "May the enemies of my lord the king and all who rebel against you in order to harm you be as that young man is."
David took a census of the people who were with him and appointed over them commanders of thousands and of hundreds. Then David dispatched the people, a third of them under the command of Yo'av, a third under Avishai the son of Tz'ruyah, Yo'av's brother, and a third under Ittai the Gitti; and the king said to the people, "I will also go out with you, myself." But the people replied, "Don't go out; because if we flee, they won't care about us. Even if half of us die, they won't care about us. But you are worth ten thousand of us; so it is better now that you stay in the city and be ready if we need help." The king answered them, "I will do whatever you think best." So the king stood at the side of the gate, while all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands. The king gave orders to Yo'av, Avishai and Ittai, "For my sake, deal gently with young Avshalom." All the people were listening when the king gave all the commanders this order concerning Avshalom. So the people went out into the field against Isra'el; the battle took place in the forest of Efrayim. The people of Isra'el were defeated there by David's servants; there was a terrible slaughter that day of 20,000 men. For the battle there was spread all over the countryside; the forest devoured more people that day than did the sword. Avshalom happened to meet some of David's servants. Avshalom was riding his mule, and as the mule walked under the thick branches of a big terebinth tree, his head got caught in the terebinth, so that he was left hanging between earth and sky, as the mule went on from under him. Someone saw it and told Yo'av, "I saw Avshalom hanging in a terebinth." Yo'av asked the man who told him, "Here now, you saw it; so why didn't you strike him to the ground then and there? I would have had to give you ten pieces of silver and a belt besides." The man replied to Yo'av, "Even if I were to get a thousand pieces of silver, I still wouldn't raise my hand against the son of the king! After all, while we were listening, the king ordered you, Avishai and Ittai, ‘Be careful that no one touches young Avshalom.' Or, if I had pretended that I didn't know, the king would have known otherwise anyway; and you wouldn't have interceded for me either." Yo'av said, "I can't waste time arguing with you!" He took three darts in his hand and rammed them through Avshalom's heart while he was still alive, hanging from the terebinth. Then Yo'av's ten young armor-bearers surrounded Avshalom, struck him and killed him. Yo'av sounded the shofar, and the people returned from pursuing Isra'el, because Yo'av held back the troops. They took Avshalom and threw him into a big pit in the forest and piled a big heap of stones over him. All Isra'el fled, each one to his tent. In his own lifetime Avshalom had taken and raised for himself the pillar which stands in the King's Valley; because he said, "I don't have a son to preserve the memory of my name." So he named the pillar after himself, and it's called Avshalom's Monument to this day. Then Achima‘atz the son of Tzadok said, "Let me run now and bring news to the king that Adonai has judged in his favor by releasing him from his enemies." Yo'av said to him, "You are not to be the one to bring the news today; you can convey news another day; but today you will not bring news, because the king's son is dead." Then Yo'av said to the Ethiopian, "Go, tell the king what you saw." The Ethiopian bowed to Yo'av, then ran off. But Achima‘atz the son of Tzadok said again to Yo'av, "Come what may, please let me also run after the Ethiopian." Yo'av answered, "Why do you want to run, my son? You won't receive any reward for bringing the news." "I don't care — whatever happens, I want to run." So he said to him, "Run." Then Achima‘atz ran by the road through the desert flats and outran the Ethiopian. David was sitting between the two gates. A watchman went up to the roof of the gate and out onto the wall, raised his eyes, looked, and saw there a man running by himself. The watchman cried out and told the king. The king said, "If he's alone, he has good news to tell." As he ran along and came close, the watchman saw another man running and called to the gatekeeper, "There's another man running by himself." The king said, "He too must have good news." The watchman said, "The first one runs like Achima‘atz the son of Tzadok." The king said, "He's a good man, he comes with good news." Achima‘atz called to the king, "Shalom," prostrated himself before the king with his face to the ground and said, "Blessed be Adonai your God, who has handed over the men who rebelled against my lord the king." The king asked, "Is everything all right with young Avshalom?" Achima‘atz answered, "When Yo'av sent the king's servant and me your servant, I saw a big commotion; but I didn't know what it was." The king said, "Go, and stand over there." So he went and stood there. Then up came the Ethiopian, and the Ethiopian said, "There's good news for my lord the king, for Adonai has judged in your favor and rid you of all those who rebelled against you." The king asked the Ethiopian, "Is everything all right with young Avshalom?" The Ethiopian answered, "May the enemies of my lord the king and all who rebel against you in order to harm you be as that young man is."
Matthew 10:37
Whoever loves his father or mother more than he loves me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than he loves me is not worthy of me.
Whoever loves his father or mother more than he loves me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than he loves me is not worthy of me.
Hebrews 12:11
Now, all discipline , while it is happening, does indeed seem painful, not enjoyable; but for those who have been trained by it, it later produces its peaceful fruit, which is righteousness.
Now, all discipline , while it is happening, does indeed seem painful, not enjoyable; but for those who have been trained by it, it later produces its peaceful fruit, which is righteousness.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And seest among the captives a beautiful woman,.... Whether a virgin, wife, or widow, according to the Jewish writers, even though another man's wife; so Jarchi c, and Maimonides d; the marriages of Gentiles being reckoned by the Jews no marriages:
and hast a desire unto her; being captivated with her beauty; some understand this of the strength and rage of lust, but it rather signifies a passionate desire of enjoying her in a lawful way, as follows:
that thou wouldest have her to thy wife; to be married to her in a legal manner; for though it was not allowed the Israelites to marry any of the seven nations of Canaan, nor indeed with any of other nations continuing in their idolatry; yet they might marry such as became their captives and servants, and were wholly in their own power; and especially if proselytes to their religion, and which this fair captive was to become before marriage, as is by some gathered from the following things to be done by her; though after all, this was only a permission, because of the hardness of their hearts, as is said of divorce; and that such marriages were not very grateful to God appears, as some have observed, from the ceremonies used before marriage, to render her contemptible; and the easy dismission of her afterwards, according to the sense of some interpreters.
c Vid. T. Bab. Kiddushin, fol. 21. 2. d Hilchot Melachim, c. 8. sect. 3.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Deuteronomy 21:11. And seest - a beautiful woman — No forcible possession was allowed even in this case, when the woman was taken in war, and was, by the general consent of ancient nations, adjudged as a part of the spoils. The person to whose lot or share such a woman as is here described fell, might, if he chose, have her for a wife on certain conditions; but he was not permitted to use her under any inferior character.
