Deuteronomy 21:11

if you see a beautiful woman among them, and you desire her and want to take her as your wife,
Deuteronomy 21:11
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וְרָאִיתָ֙ בַּשִּׁבְיָ֔ה אֵ֖שֶׁת יְפַת־תֹּ֑אַר וְחָשַׁקְתָּ֣ בָ֔הּ וְלָקַחְתָּ֥ לְךָ֖ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃

  1. וְרָאִיתָ֙ve.ra.'i.Ta“and you will see”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  2. בַּשִּׁבְיָ֔הba.shiv.Yah“among the [female] captive[s]”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שִׁבְיָה · “captive” · Strong's H7633
  3. אֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shet“a woman”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אִשָּׁה · “woman” · Strong's H0802G
  4. יְפַת־ye.fat-“beautiful of”
    Adjective, feminine, singular, construct · from יָפֶה · “beautiful” · Strong's H3303
  5. תֹּ֑אַרTo.'ar“appearance”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from תֹּ֫אַר · “appearance” · Strong's H8389
  6. וְחָשַׁקְתָּ֣ve.cha.shak.Ta“and you will love”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from חָשַׁק · “to desire” · Strong's H2836A
  7. בָ֔הּVah“<in> <the> her”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from Os3f · “her” · Strong's H9034
  8. וְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.Ta“and you will take [her]”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
  9. לְךָ֖le.Kha“for <the> yourself”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  10. 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)