Deuteronomy 21:11

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

And seest {H7200} among the captives {H7633} a beautiful {H8389}{H3303} woman {H802}, and hast a desire {H2836} unto her, that thou wouldest have her {H3947} to thy wife {H802};

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;

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

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

Commentary

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Cross-References

  • Proverbs 6:25 (2 votes)

    Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

  • Genesis 34:8 (2 votes)

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

  • Proverbs 31:30 (2 votes)

    Favour [is] deceitful, and beauty [is] vain: [but] a woman [that] feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.

  • Genesis 34:3 (2 votes)

    And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.

  • Genesis 12:14 (2 votes)

    ¶ And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she [was] very fair.

  • Genesis 12:15 (2 votes)

    The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.

  • Genesis 29:18 (2 votes)

    And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.