Deuteronomy 21:11
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy 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; |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and you will see | וְרָאִיתָ֙ | ve-ra-'i-TA | H7200G | to see: seeרָאָה (ra.ah) : see/show 1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to see 1a2) to see, perceive 1a3) to see, have vision 1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out 1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish 1a6) to look at, gaze at 1a7) to provide, choose 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to appear, present oneself 1b2) to be seen 1b3) to be visible 1c) (Pual) to be seen 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to see, show 1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at 1e) (Hophal) … |
| among the [female] captive[s] | בַּשִּׁבְיָ֔ה | ba-shiv-YAH | H7633 | captiveשִׁבְיָה (shiv.yah) 1) captivity, captives 1a) (state of) captivity 1b) captives |
| a woman | אֵ֖שֶׁת | 'E-shet | H0802G | womanאִשָּׁה (ish.shah) : woman 1) woman, wife, female 1a) woman (opposite of man) 1b) wife (woman married to a man) 1c) female (of animals) 1d) each, every (pronoun) |
| beautiful of | יְפַת־ | ye-fat- | H3303 | beautifulיָפֶה (ya.pheh) fair, beautiful, handsome |
| appearance | תֹּ֑אַר | TO-'ar | H8389 | appearanceתֹּ֫אַר (to.ar) shape, form, outline, figure, appearance |
| and you will love | וְחָשַׁקְתָּ֣ | ve-cha-shak-TA | H2836A | to desireחָשַׁק (cha.shaq) (Qal) to love, be attached to, long for |
| and you will take [her] | וְלָקַחְתָּ֥ | ve-la-kach-TA | H3947G | to take: takeלָקַח (la.qach) : take 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take, take in the hand 1a2) to take and carry along 1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away 1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept 1a5) to take up or upon, put upon 1a6) to fetch 1a7) to take, lead, conduct 1a8) to take, capture, seize 1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be captured 1b2) to be taken away, be removed … |
| to a wife | לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ | le-'i-SHAH | H0802H | womanאִשָּׁה (ish.shah) : woman 1) woman, wife, female 1a) woman (opposite of man) 1b) wife (woman married to a man) 1c) female (of animals) 1d) each, every (pronoun) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.