And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife; And seest - a beautiful woman - No forcible possession was allowed even in this case, when the woman was taken in war, and was, by the general consent of ancient nations, adjudged as a part of the spoils. The person to whose lot or share such a woman as is here described fell, might, if he chose, have her for a wife on certain conditions; but he was not permitted to use her under any inferior character.
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Deuteronomy 21:11
11 And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife;