if you see a beautiful woman among them, and you desire her and want to take her as your wife,Deuteronomy 21:11
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְרָאִיתָ֙ בַּשִּׁבְיָ֔ה אֵ֖שֶׁת יְפַת־תֹּ֑אַר וְחָשַׁקְתָּ֣ בָ֔הּ וְלָקַחְתָּ֥ לְךָ֖ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃
- וְרָאִיתָ֙ve.ra.'i.Ta“and you will see”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
- בַּשִּׁבְיָ֔הba.shiv.Yah“among the [female] captive[s]”Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שִׁבְיָה · “captive” · Strong's H7633
- אֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shet“a woman”Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אִשָּׁה · “woman” · Strong's H0802G
- יְפַת־ye.fat-“beautiful of”Adjective, feminine, singular, construct · from יָפֶה · “beautiful” · Strong's H3303
- תֹּ֑אַרTo.'ar“appearance”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from תֹּ֫אַר · “appearance” · Strong's H8389
- וְחָשַׁקְתָּ֣ve.cha.shak.Ta“and you will love”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from חָשַׁק · “to desire” · Strong's H2836A
- בָ֔הּVah“<in> <the> her”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from Os3f · “her” · Strong's H9034
- וְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.Ta“and you will take [her]”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
- לְךָ֖le.Kha“for <the> yourself”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
- לְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.Shah“to a wife”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אִשָּׁה · “wife” · Strong's H0802H
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)