Deuteronomy 21:7-13
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 21
7and they shall respond and say, ‘Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see who did. 8Forgive Your people Israel whom You have redeemed, Lord, and do not place the guilt for innocent blood in the midst of Your people Israel.’ And the guilt for bloodshed shall be forgiven them. 9So you shall remove the guilt for innocent blood from your midst, when you do what is right in the eyes of the Lord.
10When you go out to battle against your enemies, and the Lord your God hands them over to you and you take them away captive,
11and you see among the captives a beautiful woman, and are strongly attracted to her and would take her as a wife for yourself,
12then you shall bring her into your home, and she shall shave her head and trim her nails.
13She shall also remove the clothes of her captivity and shall remain in your house, and weep for her father and mother a full month; and after that you may have relations with her and become her husband and she shall be your wife.
King James Version
Chapter 21
7And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it. 8Be merciful, O LORD, unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood unto thy people of Israel's charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them. 9So shalt thou put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the LORD.
10When 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,
11And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife;
12Then thou shalt bring her home to thine house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails;
13And she shall put the raiment of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in thine house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and be her husband, and she shall be thy wife.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 21
7They will declare, 'Our hands did not shed this blood; our eyes did not see it. 8Lord, wipe away the guilt of your people Israel whom you redeemed, and do not hold the shedding of innocent blood against them.' Then the responsibility for bloodshed will be wiped away from them. 9You must purge from yourselves the guilt of shedding innocent blood, for you will be doing what is right in the Lord's sight.
10"When you go to war against your enemies and the Lord your God hands them over to you and you take some of them prisoner, and
11if you see a beautiful woman among the captives, desire her, and want to take her as your wife,
12you are to bring her into your house. She is to shave her head, trim her nails,
13remove the clothes she was wearing when she was taken prisoner, live in your house, and mourn for her father and mother a full month. After that, you may have sexual relations with her and be her husband, and she will be your wife.
New Living Translation
Chapter 21
7Then they must say, ‘Our hands did not shed this person’s blood, nor did we see it happen. 8O Lord, forgive your people Israel whom you have redeemed. Do not charge your people with the guilt of murdering an innocent person.’ Then they will be absolved of the guilt of this person’s blood. 9By following these instructions, you will do what is right in the Lord’s sight and will cleanse the guilt of murder from your community.
10Suppose you go out to war against your enemies and the Lord your God hands them over to you, and you take some of them as captives.
11And suppose you see among the captives a beautiful woman, and you are attracted to her and want to marry her.
12If this happens, you may take her to your home, where she must shave her head, cut her nails,
13and change the clothes she was wearing when she was captured. She will stay in your home, but let her mourn for her father and mother for a full month. Then you may marry her, and you will be her husband and she will be your wife.
English Standard Version
Chapter 21
7and they shall testify, ‘Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it shed. 8Accept atonement, O LORD, for your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, and do not set the guilt of innocent blood in the midst of your people Israel, so that their blood guilt be atoned for.’ 9So you shall purge the guilt of innocent blood from your midst, when you do what is right in the sight of the LORD.
10“When you go out to war against your enemies, and the LORD your God gives them into your hand and you take them captive,
11and you see among the captives a beautiful woman, and you desire to take her to be your wife,
12and you bring her home to your house, she shall shave her head and pare her nails.
13And she shall take off the clothes in which she was captured and shall remain in your house and lament 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.
New International Version
Chapter 21
7and they shall declare: 'Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it done. 8Accept this atonement for your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, LORD, and do not hold your people guilty of the blood of an innocent person.' Then the bloodshed will be atoned for, 9and you will have purged from yourselves the guilt of shedding innocent blood, since you have done what is right in the eyes of the LORD.
10When you go to war against your enemies and the LORD your God delivers them into your hands and you take captives,
11if you notice among the captives a beautiful woman and are attracted to her, you may take her as your wife.
12Bring her into your home and have her shave her head, trim her nails
13and put aside the clothes she was wearing when captured. After she has lived in your house and mourned her father and mother for a full month, then you may go to her and be her husband and she shall be your wife.
New King James Version
Chapter 21
7Then they shall answer and say, ‘Our hands have not shed this blood, nor have our eyes seen it. 8Provide atonement, O Lord, for Your people Israel, whom You have redeemed, and do not lay innocent blood to the charge of Your people Israel.’ And atonement shall be provided on their behalf for the blood. 9So you shall put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you when you do what is right in the sight of the Lord.
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,
11and you see among the captives a beautiful woman, and desire her and would take her for your wife,
12then you shall bring her home to your house, and she shall shave her head and trim her nails.
13She shall put off the clothes of her captivity, remain in your house, and mourn 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.
