Holy Scripture

Deuteronomy 21:11

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…”
Origen of Alexandria, 3th c. — HOMILIES ON LEVITICUS 7.6.7

Source: Septuagint

Original

11and shouldest see among the spoil a woman beautiful in countenance, and shouldest desire her, and take her to thyself for a wife,

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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.

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,

— Deuteronomy 21:11 —

12and shouldest bring her within thy house: then shalt thou shave her head, and pare her nails;

13and shalt take away her garments of captivity from off her, and she shall abide in thy house, and shall bewail her father and mother the days of a month; and afterward thou shalt go in to her and dwell with her, and she shall be thy wife.

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