Holy Scripture
Deuteronomy 21:10
A church father on this verse
“But nevertheless I also intellectually have "gone out to war against my enemies, and I saw there" in the plunder "a woman with a beautiful figure." Whatever we find said well and reasonably among our philosophical enemies, or we read anything said among them wisely and knowingly, we must cleanse it. We must remove and…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
10And if when thou goest out to war against thine enemies, the Lord thy God should deliver them into thy hands, and thou shouldest take their spoil,
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In context
8Be merciful to thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, O Lord, that innocent blood may not be charged on thy people Israel: and the blood shall be atoned for to them.
9And thou shalt take away innocent blood from among you, if thou shouldest do that which is good and pleasing before the Lord thy God.
— Deuteronomy 21:10 —
11and shouldest see among the spoil a woman beautiful in countenance, and shouldest desire her, and take her to thyself for a wife,
12and shouldest bring her within thy house: then shalt thou shave her head, and pare her nails;