Whenכִּיyou go outתֵצֵאto warלַמִּלְחָמָהagainst your enemies,עַל אֹיְבֶיךָand YHWHוּ יְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֶיךָgives themנְתָנוֹinto your hand,בְּיָדֶךָand you takeוְשָׁבִיתָcaptives from them,שִׁבְיוֹ
Deuteronomy 21:10
Study it in the app“When you go out to war against your enemies, and YHWH your Elohim gives them into your hand, and you take captives from them,”
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Deuteronomy 21:10, word by word
- you go outתֵצֵאtetse
set out
To set out somewhere, or go out to war.
Where else “tetse” appears- to warמִּלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears- against your enemiesאֹיְבֶיoyve
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyve” appears- 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.
Where else “yehva” appears- your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- gives themנְתָנnetan
hand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “netan” appears- into your handיָדֶyade
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yade” appears- and you takeשָׁבִיתָshavita
take captive
Take captive, carry off as prisoners in war.
Where else “shavita” appears- captives from themשִׁבְיshivy
captive, captivity
Captive, prisoner; captivity.
Where else “shivy” appears
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,