Deuteronomy 21:1-11-13 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

1. Suppose the body of a murder victim is found in a field in the land the Lord your God is giving you, and no one knows who the murderer is.

10. From time to time, you men will serve as soldiers and go off to war. The Lord your God will help you defeat your enemies, and you will take many prisoners.

11-13. One of these prisoners may be a beautiful woman, and you may want to marry her. But first you must bring her into your home, and she must shave her head, cut her nails, get rid of her foreign clothes, and start wearing Israelite clothes. She will mourn a month for her father and mother, then you can marry her.

Deuteronomy 21