Add parallel Print Page Options

12 Bring her into your home. She must shave her head, cut her nails, 13 and no longer wear the clothes she was wearing when you captured her. Then she may live in your house and mourn the loss of her father and mother for one month. After that, you may sleep with her. Then you will become husband and wife.

14 But if it happens that you are no longer pleased with her, let her go wherever she wants. You must never sell her or mistreat her as if she were a slave,[a] since you’ve already had sex with her.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 21:14 Hebrew meaning of “mistreat her as if she were a slave” uncertain.

Bible Gateway Recommends

The Names of God
The Names of God
Retail: $16.99
Our Price: $5.99
Save: $11.00 (65%)
5.0 of 5.0 stars
Praying the Names of Jesus
Praying the Names of Jesus
Retail: $21.99
Our Price: $13.49
Save: $8.50 (39%)
5.0 of 5.0 stars
Praying the Names of God: A Daily Guide
Praying the Names of God: A Daily Guide
Retail: $19.99
Our Price: $13.99
Save: $6.00 (30%)
5.0 of 5.0 stars
Praying the Names of God: A Daily Guide - eBook
Praying the Names of God: A Daily Guide - eBook
Retail: $11.49
Our Price: $2.99
Save: $8.50 (74%)
5.0 of 5.0 stars