Deuteronomy 21:10

“When you go out to war against your enemies, and YHWH your Elohim gives them into your hand, and you take captives from them,”

Deuteronomy 21:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 21:10, word by word

you go outתֵצֵאtetse

set out

To set out somewhere, or go out to war.

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to warמִּלְחָמָהmilchama

war, battle

War, battle.

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against your enemiesאֹיְבֶיoyve

enemy

Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.

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and YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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gives themנְתָנnetan

hand over

To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.

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into your handיָדֶyade

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

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and you takeשָׁבִיתָshavita

take captive

Take captive, carry off as prisoners in war.

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captives from themשִׁבְיshivy

captive, captivity

Captive, prisoner; captivity.

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The context

9So you shall remove the innocent blood from among you, for you shall do what is right in the eyes of YHWH.

10 · This verse (above)

11and you see among the captives a woman beautiful in form, and you become attached to her and would take her for yourself as a wife,

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