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Deuteronomy 21:10

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When 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,

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  1. Deuteronomy 21:8

    Be 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.

  2. Deuteronomy 21:9

    So 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.

  3. 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;

  4. Deuteronomy 21:12

    Then thou shalt bring her home to thine house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails;

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.